Legal Question in DUI Law in Pennsylvania

Underage

Encapsulated version: Last two weeks of school, my son reports a fire in Men's room. He gets questioned by police. They decide he smells like alcohol, does a BAC, which the officer reports as ''+'', would give him no %. Badgers the son until he lies and says he was drinking. Gets taken to jail for questioning for the fire and underage. Released because not enough to get him on fire, charged with underage due to ''confession'' The person who set the fire was found and charged, but they still wished to charge my son with ''disorderly conduct''. His BAC was .001. I want to fight this in court, of course, would it be judicious of me to hire an attny to go in front of the D.J. The charge for the D.O. is for ''raising an alarm''. Which, of course one should do when there is a fire. The A.O. threatened to ''throw the book'' at him if I fought the D.O. charge and suggested he ''just plead guilty'' and ''Pay the fine'', over 400.00. My son is 18, and was at the time of this incident. All suggestions are appreciated.


Asked on 12/17/06, 9:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bonnie Moses Dessen, Moses & Rossitto

Re: Underage

It certainly may make sense to retain counsel. If you would like to discuss it with an attorney, I am happy to arrange an appointment with one of our attorneys who handle criminal law in either our Chestnut Hill office or our Willow Grove office, depending on which is more convenient. Just e-mail me your telephone number and I will put you in touch with an attorney for a free consultation. My e-mail address is [email protected].

Bonnie Moses

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Answered on 12/18/06, 7:22 am


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