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Tips for Victims of Identity Theft

Posted on May 30, 2009
The office of the attorney general has published a page on its website dedicated to those who are victims, or suspect they may be victims, of identity theft. Identity theft is currently among the fastest growing crimes in America. It affected approximately 10 million victims in 2008 (a 22% increase from 2007)...

California DUI Deaths in 2007

Posted on May 29, 2009
Drunken Drivers Generate No Shortage Of Grim Statistics: This Is Why You Need a Criminal Defense DUI Attorney According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2007 drunken drivers caused nearly 13,000 deaths in the United States, including 1,555 in California...

Orange County Federal Witness Tampering Charges Against Sheriff: Working to Appeal on Ethical Violations

Posted on May 28, 2009
A United States District Court sentenced former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona to five and half years behind bars on charges of federal witness tampering. United States District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilford made it clear on Monday that he considered Carona?s conviction on a single charge very serious...

Ventura County Child Custody and Support Attorneys

Posted on May 28, 2009
Ventura County, California is located in Southern California and, like Orange County, is widely considered as one of the safest and most affluent counties in the country. One contributing factor to Ventura?s wealth is the presence of the ?Tech Coast? area, which houses many biotech, healthcare and telecommunications corporations...

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California Non-DUI Alcohol-Related Offenses Part II

Posted on May 27, 2009
There are literally hundreds of California Vehicle code sections that you can violate every single time you get into your car. This includes some laws that don?t even require you to be driving. A non-DUI alcohol-related offense can increase your car insurance premiums, cost you hundreds of dollars in fines, and even result in suspension of your license...

California Non-DUI Alcohol-Related Offenses Part I

Posted on May 26, 2009
If you?ve been cited for one of the many violations dealing with non-DUI alcohol-related offenses, it could end up costing you hundreds of dollars in fines, an increase in your car insurance premiums, and even a suspension of your license. However, with a skilled attorney experienced in defending traffic tickets, you can fight your traffic ticket and win...

Riverside County Child Custody and Support Attorneys

Posted on May 26, 2009
Riverside County, California is part of southern California?s Inland Empire. Its borders stretch from Orange County to the Colorado River on the California-Arizona border. Home to most of the Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside County is primarily a desert...

CA DUI Conviction Where Blood Alcohol Content is Below the Legal Limit

Posted on May 25, 2009
To obtain a conviction under California Vehicle Code 23152(a), the prosecution must prove that: (1) defendant drove a vehicle; (2) while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug...

California Drug Possession Crime: ?Actual? Possession vs. ?Constructive? Possession

Posted on May 24, 2009
The most important thing to keep in mind when dealing with a charge involving drug possession in California is an understanding that "ownership" of the substance has little bearing on the question of possession. California criminal drug crimes are based on violations of laws that do not take into account whether the substance found actually belonged to you or another person...

All Los Angeles County Courts to Close One Day a Month Due to Budget Crisis

Posted on May 23, 2009
It was announced on May 19, 2009 by Los Angeles Superior Court officials that all Los Angeles County Trial Courts will be closed the third Wednesday of every month commencing July 15, 2009. This order is in effect until further notice. This decision was in response to an estimated 90 million dollar shortfall to keep the courts running...

Protection Under the Fifth Amendment Right against Self-Incrimination is Applicable to Defendant?s Pre-Arrest Silence

Posted on May 22, 2009
In the case of People v. Waldie, harmless error was established where the prosecutor was allowed to comment on the defendant?s failure to return numerous calls by police prior to arrest. A jury had convicted defendant Waldie of sex crimes that amounted to two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct against a child under the age of 14 years...

Prosecution Rates Lowered by Budget Cuts

Posted on May 21, 2009
Budget Cuts to Lower Prosecution Rates across California: What an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney Can Tell You It the midst of America?s economic downturn, even state departments and government funded agencies are feeling the heat. District attorneys all over California have been buzzing about the upcoming budget cuts in their departments explaining that basically, less money means fewer prosecutions...

Orange County Child Custody and Support Attorneys

Posted on May 21, 2009
Orange County, California is famous as a largely suburban area populated primarily by affluent and powerful people. Orange County is unique in that it is not identified by a large or dominant urban center, as there are no such areas in the county. There are many tourist attractions in Orange County, including Disneyland in Anaheim and excellent surfing conditions on its many beaches, especially those in the Huntington Beach area...

Multiple Charges for One Crime in California

Posted on May 20, 2009
One Crime but Many Charges? What an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney Can Do for You How can the government charge many crimes when it?s only one event? It?s done everyday. They will say its different theories of the same event. An example is the recent California case of People v...

Hearsay and Out of Court Statements in California: What your Criminal Defense Attorney Needs to Know

Posted on May 19, 2009
You?re charged with a crime. Does victim identification always have to be confirmed in court? The answer is not always. In California one of the exceptions is in California Evidence Code 1240. That allows some out of court statements of a witness where the statement was made spontaneously while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by such perception...

Los Angeles County Child Custody and Support Attorneys

Posted on May 19, 2009
Los Angeles County, California is the largest county by population in the United States at over 10 million people. There are countless attractions throughout LA County, from hiking and skiing in the mountains in the eastern and southeastern portions of the county to the beaches along the Pacific coast...

Orange County Felony Charges Against Couple

Posted on May 18, 2009
Orange County Couple is Arrested in State?s Biggest Fraud Case Ever, and Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney A Laguna Hills couple has been arrested on charges of alleged fraud in California of nearly $30 million in insurance premiums. 50-year-old Michael Vincent Petronella and his 44-year-old wife Devon Lynn Kile are facing 106 felony counts including conspiracy, insurance fraud, tax charges and theft and are facing up to 102 years in prison...

California Deportation for Drunk Driving

Posted on May 17, 2009
Deportation for Drunk Driving? You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney A new court decision may allow persons convicted of drunk driving in California to be deported. On March 4, 2009, the United States Appeals Court for the 9th circuit decided the case of Marmolejo-Campos v...

California Robbery with Multiple Employees Present Influences Charges

Posted on May 16, 2009
California Supreme Court Confirms Its Position on Robbery Issue, Meaning You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney The California Supreme Court recently clarified a conflict in the Court of Appeal concerning whether, for purposes of Robbery, all employees have constructive possession of the employer?s property while on duty and thus may be separate victims of the employer?s business...

California Division of Juvenile Justice

Posted on May 15, 2009
The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is part of California?s criminal justice system that deals exclusively with the crimes and subsequent punishment and rehabilitation of our youth. Originally known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), the division began in 1943, providing training and parole supervision for juvenile and young adult offenders...

San Diego County Divorce and Family Law Attorneys

Posted on May 14, 2009
San Diego County is the second most populated county in California. San Diego County is just north of the Mexican border and located near the Pacific Ocean. In 2008, the estimated population was 3,146,274. The county seat is the city of San Diego. Out of about 994, 677 households, thirty-four percent had children under the age of 18 living with them and fifty percent were married couples living together...

Juvenile Sex Crime Appealed

Posted on May 14, 2009
Cursory Investigation of Potentially Exculpatory Evidence Amounts to Inadequate Assistance of Counsel for Minor ? Why You Need an Experienced Juvenile Defense Attorney When hiring a criminal defense attorney in California to represent your child, be sure he/she is competent, aggressive and thorough...

Damaging Evidence Taken From Facebook and Myspace: Yet Another Example of Why You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted on May 13, 2009
This story is an interesting case. According to the article, it might be unethical for an attorney who represents someone to ask the opponent witness or alleged victim in a case to be a friend by using a fake friend request on Facebook.com What does that mean? That means your attorney can?t ask to ?friend? the alleged victim in a case without disclosing the fact that it?s the attorney who is requesting the friend, or that it?s a person sent by the attorney...

West Covina Divorce and Family Law Attorneys

Posted on May 12, 2009
The city of West Covina is in Los Angeles County, California and located in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. West Covina was originally an agricultural area cultivating oranges and walnuts, but has grown into a suburban area with more than ninety percent of its land developed...

Clearing Your Criminal Record in California: Are You Eligible?

Posted on May 12, 2009
California law has several ways in which a person may clean up their criminal record. Depending on the time since your conviction and the circumstances surrounding the charge, it may be possible to have the conviction expunged from your record. When a criminal record is expunged you may legally answer ?no? when asked by private employers if you have ever been convicted of a crime...

California Attempted Murder Charges: People v. Stone

Posted on May 11, 2009
California Supreme Court Holds Attempted Murder May Be Found Where The Defendant Shoots At Group Of People With Intent To Kill A Person And Not Specific Victim A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court underscores the necessity of hiring an aggressive criminal defense attorney...

Bad Economy = Overworked Public Defenders!

Posted on May 10, 2009
Budget Cuts, Hiring Freezes Impact Caseloads of Public Defender?s Offices, Which Means You Should Hire A Private Criminal Defense Attorney In the landmark 1963 case of Gideon v. Wright, the Supreme Court held that every person accused of a serious crime, whether they could afford an attorney or not, had a right to effective assistance of counsel...

Marijuana Offense Sentence Delayed

Posted on May 09, 2009
U.S. District Judge Delays Sentencing for Convicted Marijuana Distributor Represented by Criminal Defense Attorney A federal judge recently delayed the sentencing of a Morro Bay man on March 24, 2009, who was facing drug charges for running a medical marijuana dispensary, according to the LA Daily Journal...

Federal Court Puts Limits on Inmate Routine Strip Searches

Posted on May 08, 2009
Due to Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney?s Efforts, Federal Court Makes Limits On Prison Officials? Ability To Routinely Strip Search Inmates Having to go to prison can be one of the most frightening experiences any person can go through. Couple that fear with the embarrassment and humiliation of being strip searched and the experience can be absolutely terrible...

Victorville Divorce and Family Law Attorneys

Posted on May 07, 2009
Victorville is a city within the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County in California. Victorville is located at the southern edge of the Mojave Desert with an estimated population of 107,721 in 2008. Out of about 30,000 households, forty-three percent have children under the age of eighteen living with them and fifty-four are married couples living together...

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