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Published June 2025 Source: Times Leader Attorney John B. Pike appeared before the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in connection with a high-profile criminal homicide prosecution arising from a fatal motor vehicle incident in Plains Township. During pretrial proceedings, the defense challenged the Commonwealth’s theory that the incident constituted an intentional homicide and argued […]

Published September 2024 Source: Times Leader Attorney John B. Pike secured a full acquittal for a client charged with aggravated assault following a jury trial in Luzerne County involving a stabbing outside a Wilkes-Barre restaurant. After a three-day trial, the jury deliberated for approximately 38 minutes before returning verdicts of not guilty on all charges. […]

**Published October 2018** **Source: Associated Press / NBC News** Attorney John B. Pike successfully obtained a full acquittal for a client charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and terroristic threats following a jury trial in Luzerne County involving a fatal shooting outside a Pittston bar. After approximately four hours of deliberation, the jury returned verdicts […]