By Kenny, Burns & McGill | Published May 8, 2018 | Posted in Civil Litigation | Tagged Tags: Assault, Civil Rights, Philadelphia, Prison | Leave a comment
Civil rights lawyer Eileen Burns recently filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia on behalf of an inmate who was the victim of a vicious attack in a Philadelphia prison. Part of the claims against the City are called Monell claims, in which attorney Burns alleged that the City had allowed a practice or Read More
Read MoreOne of our criminal defense clients was facing simple assault and strangulation charges from an incident which allegedly took place in his home in Bucks County. The charge of strangulation is defined as: 2718. Strangulation. (a) Offense defined.–A person commits the offense of strangulation if the person knowingly or intentionally impedes the breathing or circulation Read More
Read MoreOne of our Philadelphia clients has been granted a full expungement of their criminal record, making it impossible for anyone to use that information against him in the future. This client was originally charged with a number of crimes (including aggravated assault and simple assault). Several of the charges against him were dismissed, and he Read More
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