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Bench Warrant Issued for DMX Due to Failed Court Appearance

Posted on December 08, 2008
For Rapper DMX, rehab does not halt court proceedings. Admitting yourself into a rehab facility will not halt court proceedings and could result in a bench or arrest warrant being issued against you. Such is the case with rapper DMX. Once again he was a no-show to court today because he admitted himself to an undisclosed residential rehabilitation center...

California Marijuana Defense Attorneys Can Help You

Posted on December 07, 2008
BUSTED FOR MARIJUANA? The law firm of Wallin & Klarich has been defending those charged with possession of marijuana in California for over 30 years. Whether it be cultivating, transporting or selling marijuana, our law firm has been successful in defending against these charges...

Criminal Defense Attorneys for OJ Simpson Did Their Best

Posted on December 06, 2008
ATTORNEYS THAT KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF THE COURT THEY PRACTICE IN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE REPRESENTATION As we have all heard or seen in the highly publicized OJ Simpson case in Nevada, OJ was sentenced for numerous counts of crimes ranging from robbery to assault and conspiracy...

Violent Domestic Abuse May Call For Restraining Order

Posted on December 05, 2008
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Do I Need One? As you have likely heard in the news more recently, American Idol?s own Jennifer Hudson lost her mother, her brother and young nephew to violent domestic violence crimes. The suspect is believed to be the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson?s sister, and this individual is not even the biological father of Ms...

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California Family Law Attorneys Wrestled Conflicting State and Federal Law

Posted on December 04, 2008
Gay Marriage Dilemma in California On May 15, 2008 the California Supreme Court voted declared unconstitutional a state ban on same-sex marriage. While a victory for thousands of gay couples across the state and nation, the case did not appear to give them more substantive rights than previously enjoyed under California?s Domestic Partnership Law...

California Appeals Court Reverses Guilty Verdict due to Juror Coercion

Posted on December 03, 2008
You may be able to get conviction reversed if the judge pressures juror to change their vote A recently decided case highlights a problem that faces accused criminals in the court system: judges pressuring jurors to change their vote from not guilty to guilty...

California Supreme Court holds that trial court may not modify material term of plea agreement granting probation without both parties' consent

Posted on December 02, 2008
It was alleged that on May 29, 2005, Defendant Luis Gregorio Segura inflicted corporal injury upon his spouse, a serious or violent three-strikes felony within the meaning of the ?Three Strikes? law. Segura negotiated with the prosecutor a plea of no contest to the present charge in exchange for which a prior conviction allegation for felony battery, also a serious or violent felony within the meaning of the Three Strikes law, would be dismissed...

Criminal Defense Attorneys Now More Difficult to Prosecute

Posted on December 01, 2008
Retaining the best criminal defense law firm is critical in you case because if you hire the wrong lawyer and he makes legal errors it is almost impossible to bring a successful lawsuit against a California criminal defense attorney Over the past few decades, criminal defense attorneys have gained more and more respect in the legal community...

Compassionate release program may assist state prison inmates with early release from prison

Posted on November 30, 2008
Of the various ways California prisoners may try to be released from confinement early, only a few capable Southern California criminal defense lawyers are aware of a method called compassionate release. Prisoners are occasionally freed from prison if it can be show that they have six months or less to live, and that they no longer present a threat to society...

Felony Assault and Solicitation Charges against LA Police Office

Posted on November 29, 2008
LAPD officer charged with soliciting sex and sexual assault in Los Angeles to a young west LA woman Officer Russel Mecano was charged Tuesday November 4, 2008 with one misdemeanor count of solicitation of prostitution and felony counts of sexual battery by unlawful restraint, penetration by a foreign object by a public official, and penetration by a foreign object under duress...

Felony Grand Theft and Insurance Fraud Conviction against Los Gatos Chiropractor

Posted on November 28, 2008
Los Gatos chiropractor to server two years in prison for insurance fraud Robert Arnold Demarco, a 42-year-old chiropractor was convicted of defrauding insurance companies of more than $250,000 by over billing for services he didn?t perform. The Los Gatos Chiropractor was sentenced to two years in state prison by Santa Clara Superior Court after pleading guilty to one count of felony grand theft in California and one count of false insurance claim...

Newport Beach Murder Suspect Sentenced to Death

Posted on November 28, 2008
29-year-old man sentenced to death for murder of Newport Beach couple A Santa Ana jury Thursday ordered the death penalty for Skylar Deleon who was convicted on October 21, 2008 for the 2004 murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks. The Newport Beach murder took place on their yacht where the couple was allegedly was lashed to the anchor of the yacht and thrown overboard...

California Appeals Court to Hear Hollywood Movie Director's Guilty Plea Withdrawal

Posted on November 26, 2008
Director of "Die Hard" movie appeals decision with argument to withdraw previous guilty plea U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer may have to reconsider Hollywood movie director John McTiernan?s argument to withdraw his guilty plea of lying to the FBI over his links to disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano...

Torrance Divorce Lawyers and Family Law Attorneys

Posted on November 26, 2008
The Torrance family law attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have more than 30 years of experience defending Los Angeles County clients who are dealing with spousal support, modification of custody or restraining orders. Torrance, California is a community of nearly 140,000 residents that was founded nearly a century ago...

ACLU Study Reveals LAPD Racial Profiling

Posted on November 25, 2008
Recent ACLU study released shows serious racial profiling by LAPD against African Americans and Hispanics The American Civil Liberties Union released a study saying that ?when compared with whites, African Americans and Hispanics are much more likely to be stopped, frisked, searched ? with and without their consent ? and arrested...

Felony Possession of a Dirk or Dagger in California Conviction Overturned on Appeal

Posted on November 24, 2008
2006 switchblade felony conviction on appeal closes in favor of appellant, original charges reinstated A December felony complaint against Gary Plumlee was recently reinstated the Superior Court of Tulare County. Plumlee was originally charged on December 4, 2006 with ?carrying a dirk or dagger concealed upon the person? (pc 12020), a felony offense in California, and ?using or being under the influence of methamphetamine...

Former Georgetown Police Officer Convicted of Rape

Posted on November 23, 2008
Former police officer convicted of raping a drunk woman after responding to a domestic disturbance call Jimmy Lewis Fennell Jr., a former police officer in Georgetown, Texas, was convicted on Friday September 19, 2008 of raping a drunken woman after responding to a domestic disturbance call...

San Jose Murder Conviction Nearly 30 Years After the Incident

Posted on November 22, 2008
San Jose rape and murder trial comes to a close as 56-year-old parolee is convicted of a 1979 murder 56-year-old Timothy William Brown was found guilty of raping, beating, and stabbing to death a mother of two in 1979. A Santa Clara County jury closed the 30-year-old case on Thursday September 18, 2008 as they found Brown guilty of the San Jose murder of Virginia Correa, an electronics technician and mother of two who had last been seen back on January 15, 1979...

Murder Conviction Allows for Parole in 25 Years

Posted on November 21, 2008
19-year-old former University of Arizona student is convicted of first degree murder Galareka Harrison, a 19-year-old former student at the University of Arizona was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday September 19, 2008. Harrison was convicted of murder in the death of her 18-year-old roommate Mia Henderson after she was found guilty of stabbing Henderson 23 times...

California Child Abuse Index Law Held Unconstitutional

Posted on November 20, 2008
Parents and others who have their name added to the child abuse index now can take legal action to have their names removed A recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeal panel ruled that a couple?s inability to remove their names from the Child Abuse Central Index is illegal and unconstitutional...

Palmdale Family Law and Domestic Violence Lawyers

Posted on November 20, 2008
Palmdale, California is one of the largest cities in the Mojave Desert. Palmdale was and continues to be a key location during much of the research and development on many of the United States Air Force's modern aircraft. Some of the better known projects include the SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, B2 Spirit and the F-35 JSF...

Criminal Defense Attorney Private Investigation Leads to Dismissal

Posted on November 19, 2008
It really pays to hire an attorney who will independently investigate your case My case started like a bad dream. One night, after being out all night with my girlfriend, I went over later in the evening to another one of my friend?s house to visit him...

Ontario Family Law and Child Support Lawyers

Posted on November 18, 2008
Ontario, California is a thriving city in San Bernardino County. The city?s population has exploded; increasing to nearly one hundred times the size it was one hundred years ago. Today, it hosts a small international airport and an ECHL hockey team, the Ontario Reign...

Orange County Murder and Great Bodily Injury Faced by Man Following Police Chase

Posted on November 18, 2008
Murder of a Fetus In recent news, a man who was accused of murder for causing a car crash that killed an eight-month old fetus is facing one felony charge of murder in Orange County , after evading authorities while recklessly driving with a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury...

Britney Spears' Los Angeles County Child Custody Battle Continues

Posted on November 17, 2008
Britney Spears? Custody Battle It is unlikely that Britney Spears will regain child custody in Los Angeles County or have her visitation increased anytime soon, due to her father having been awarded permanent conservatorship and retaining control of her finances...

Los Angeles County Sexual Assault Cases to go Unprosecuted

Posted on November 16, 2008
Los Angeles County District Attorney?s Office Unable to Prosecute More Than 200 Sexual Assault Cases According to the results of an audit released last month, more than 200 open cases of sexual assault in Los Angeles County will not be prosecuted. This is the result of the LAPD?s Scientific Investigations Division failing to test DNA evidence before the 10 year Statute of Limitations passed...

California Restraining Orders Affords Protection Under the Law

Posted on November 15, 2008
Restraining Order, Do I need one to protect myself legally if someone is harassing or stalking me? If someone is stalking, harassing, threatening you, etc. you can seek a civil harassment restraining order (RO). A civil harassment RO is appropriate if you are not related to, not married to, do not have children with, do not have a dating relationship, etc with the person that is stalking/harassing/threatening you...

California Felony Charges with Great Bodily Injury by Pregnancy

Posted on November 14, 2008
Pregnancy Can Be Considered "Great Bodily Injury" Under California law, anyone who in the commission of a felony ?personally inflicts great bodily injury?.shall be punished by an additional and consecutive term of imprisonment.? (Penal Code �12022.7, subd...

Immigration Law and Vacating a Plea

Posted on November 13, 2008
People v. Akhile For those considering filing a motion to vacate a plea based on Penal Code Section 1016.5, familiarity with this case is a must. In the above case, Appellant is a Native of Nigeria who entered the United States on a Tourist Visa and never left...

San Bernardino Family Law and Divorce Attorneys

Posted on November 13, 2008
San Bernardino, California is the county seat of San Bernardino County. Located in the southwestern area of the county, San Bernardino occupies most of the San Bernardino Valley and is a large part of California?s Inland Empire. San Bernardino has had the unfortunate distinction as one of America?s most dangerous cities from 2003 through 2005...

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