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The Law firm of Manchester & Associates is located in Bellefonte, PA in Pennsylvania. Our centralized location allows us to handle criminal defense cases cases throughout the State of Pennsylvania. At Manchester and Associates we understand that when people find themselves accused or charged with a crime, they have numerous questions about the PA judicial system. We also understand that people can feel stressed or anxious and even depressed when criminal legal situations occur.

Our knowledge of the Pennsylvania Criminal Law and real world experience earned from representing thousands of people charged with criminal offenses, will help reduce any anxiety, stress and depression you may experience. We will answer your initial questions immediately and continue to keep you informed as the case progresses. Manchester and Associates will vigorously defend you.

Concentrating on Criminal Defense at Local, State and Federal levels (Pennsylvania Criminal Law)

The Law firm of Manchester & Associates is located in Bellefonte, PA in Pennsylvania. Our centralized location allows us to handle criminal defense cases cases throughout the State of Pennsylvania. The Law Office of R. Bruce Manchester & Associates handles a wide variety of criminal law issues including:

– Drug Offenses – Internet Pornography – Murder – Embezzlement – Rape – Vehicular Homicide – Theft – Dui Defense – Sex Offenses – Traffic Citations – Voluntary Manslaughter – Forgery – Insurance Fraud – Arson – Burglary – Aggravated Assault.

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At Manchester and Associates, we believe in personal relationships and personal contact with our clients. Our clients will never have to deal with an answering service. Once your case comes across their desk, our lawyers will make a personal phone call to you to talk about your needs. After your FREE initial consultation they will always be available to you by their own phones day or night. The lawyers and staff at Manchester and Associates are always available to you 24/7. We understand that being charged with a crime does not just happen between the hours of 9 to 5 and that a lot of arrests occur when its dark out, and on the weekends, that is why our office phones are always forwarded to our lawyers cell phones and are answered by them personally.

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On Thursday attorney Brian Manchester settled a synthetic marijuana case for probation. Defendant owned two stores. One was in Centre County and one was in Union County. The government alleged that Defendant was selling synthetic marijuana, also known as K2, Spice, or fake pot, from his stores in Centre County and Union County. His stores were raided in February and May of 2012. Some of the alleged substances were XLR-11 and UR-144 which the government claimed were analogues of JWH-018.

Attorney Brian Manchester assembled a team of top scientists in the field and filed several scientific motions over the past two years. These hearings exposed the position of the government’s scientist. A five day trial was scheduled to begin on June 10, 2014. After the jury was picked Mr. Manchester discussed the case with the District Attorney and pointed out the issues that they would face in trying the case. This led to an offer of probation of no more than five years with the Defendant able to argue for less. A plea was entered last Thursday for sentencing in July.

The initial offer in this case was jail. This case was investigated by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Initially there were less than a dozen charges filed against Defendant. However, the Attorney General’s office designated this as a high profile case and at the preliminary hearing almost 30 more charges were added including Corrupt Organizations, Money Laundering, Designer Drugs, and Non-Controlled Substance charges.

Charges involving synthetic marijuana are complex. The science involved is complex. If you are charged with possessing or distributing synthetic marijuana, Spice, K2, bath salts, or any other synthetic or designer drug contact the law firm of Manchester and Associates. This firm regularly handles synthetic drug cases across the state of Pennsylvania and has consulted on cases in other states.