DUI & Criminal Defense Lawyer in Norristown, PA

Getting arrested in Norristown

Norristown is the Montgomery County seat. Arrests inside the municipality are handled by the Norristown Police Department. Cases from Lower Merion, King of Prussia, Lansdale, Pottstown and everywhere else in the county also funnel into the same courthouse downtown.

Locally, a lot of stops happen on Markley Street and DeKalb Pike (Route 202), Main Street, and the ramps to Route 422 and the Schuylkill Expressway. Along with DUI, we see a steady number of drug possession and retail theft charges coming out of the area.

What happens next

After an arrest, there is usually a preliminary arraignment, then a preliminary hearing at a magisterial district court. If the case is held for court, it moves to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Norristown for formal arraignment, pre-trial conferences and, if needed, trial.

Montgomery County runs an ARD program for many first-time DUI and some non-DUI offenses. Getting in depends on the District Attorney's review of your record and the facts. We prepare that application carefully, and if ARD is not an option, we build the defense from the stop forward.

You work directly with attorney John Gentry from the first call to the last court date. Your case is not handed off to someone you have never met.