Link Law | Philadelphia, PA
This category includes cases in which Mr. Link defended residents of Philadelphia or the surrounding area accused of homicide, manslaughter, murder, or related crimes.
Police responded to a radio call for shots fired at 1100 Erie Avenue where they discovered a deceased male with multiple gun shot wounds. Detectives gathered video surveillance from numerous sources including the inside and outside of a local bar. The video showed M.R. inside of the bar, who then leaves and gets into a.
First Degree Murder, Conspiracy
Charges dismissed for lack of evidence at Preliminary Hearing
Police responded to s report of shots fired on 700 W. Luzerne St. and found a victim unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was later pronounced dead. Detectives recovered surveillance video that showed a black sedan circle the block where the victim was standing. The driver gets out of the car and.
Murder, Conspiracy
Not Guilty
Philadelphia Police responded to a radio call for a “person with a gun” at 52nd and Arch Streets. Upon arrival they located a victim on the street suffering from multiple gunshot woulds to the chest and legs, and we was subsequently pronounced dead. Detectives obtained video footage of the incident, which depicted D.B. spitting on.
Murder, Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act
Not guilty of all charges
In April 2020, A.A. was at his home in the area of 200 W. Westmoreland St. with his wife and children when they heard multiple gunshots going from outside. A.A. went to his window and didn’t see anything, but then checked his surveillance cameras which showed a man in a mask shooting multiple times at.
First Degree Murder and Third Degree Murder
Not guilty of murder. Guilty only of Voluntary Manslaughter.
In April, 2019 a “shootout” occurred on the 4700 block of Benner Street. Tragically, one of the bullets struck an innocent bystander- a mechanic who was working on a car at the time the shots began flying. After reviewing surveillance video from the area, S.S. and a co-defendant were identified as being suspected of firing.
First Degree Murder, Third Degree Murder, 4 counts of Attempted Murder, Illegal Firearms charges.
Not guilty of all charges.
Philadelphia Police were on routine patrol around 2700 Croskey when they observed P.M. operating a black Buick sedan with heavy ting and an inoperable brake light. The car was pulled over and police claimed that P.M. was excessively nervous, refused to lower the rear passenger side window, and continuously looked over in that direction. Based.
Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault (F1), Possession of a Firearm By Prohibited Person (F1), Carrying a Firearm Without na License (F3), Carrying a Firearm on the Public Streets (M1), Recklessly Endangering Another Person (M2)
C.R. was sitting in a car with his pregnant girlfriend when another individual walked past him into an alley, turned back around and fired a shot at C.R. That individuals bullet tragically struck and killed the girlfriend and the unborn baby. C.R. returned fire and fled from the car as the other person chased him.
Murder, Murder of an Unborn Child, Aggravated Assault
Charges dismissed at Preliminary Hearing
Police arrested D.W. for homicide relating to a shooting death near 13th and Olney Ave after two relatives of the decedent identified D.W. One witness told police that she observed D.W. talking to the decedent for 10-15 minutes prior to the shooting and that an argument ensued after she went back inside. She then allegedly.
Murder of the First Degree, Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Not Guilty of all charges
In November of 2019, a car drove by a bar on Wyoming Avenue and an individual leaned out of the front window, firing multiple shots that struck three individuals. An armed security guard fired back at the car as it sped off from the location, striking it on the passenger side. Police stationed at Temple.
Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Conspiracy, Illegal Possession of Firearms.
Not Guilty of all charges
Officers responding to a shooting located a victim on W. Seymour Street. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Detectives investigating the murder discovered that a landlord to a nearby property had arrived with D.B. and confronted the victim about some broken windows at the property he was residing in. Witnesses came forward identifying.
Murder of the First Degree, Murder of the Third Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act.
Not guilty of all charges.
Police responded to calls of shots fired and found the decedent lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to the head. Police recovered surveillance video depicting M.W. running from the scene of the shooting with a gun in his hand. a hat near the body was recovered near the body with M.W.’s.
Murder of the First Degree, Murder of the Third Degree, Voluntary Manslaughter.
Not Guilty.
E.I. was seen on surveillance tape inside of a corner store arguing with store employees. Employees alleged ongoing problems with E.I. After being removed from the store, approximately one hour later a person returned to the store and opened fire striking the building over ten times. Several bullets pierced the front glass door. Surveillance footage.
Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault (F1), Discharge of Weapon Into Occupied Structure (F2), Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act (F1)
All charges dismissed at preliminary hearing
