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DUI Defense Attorneys Can Keep You Out of Court

Posted on October 08, 2008
If you retain a criminal defense law firm to represent you when you are arrested for a DUI you do not have to appear in court If you have been arrested for a DUI you should have been given a citation by the police officer indicating the date of your initial court appearance...

Hemet Criminal and DUI Defense Lawyers

Posted on October 07, 2008
Hemet, California is a city in Riverside County and the site of the world?s largest outdoor play, Ramona, which takes place once every year. The Hemet-Ryan airport is actually the site of the former flight school that was used to train over 6,000 pilots for the United States Air Force during World War II...

Public Criminal Defense Attorneys Overworked

Posted on October 06, 2008
Public defender caseloads go through the roof and Supreme Court to set minimum standards for public defenders It was reported in the Los Angeles Daily Journal that the Supreme Court of Nevada is stepping in to do their best to try to improve the quality of criminal defense attorney representation that those accused of crimes receive when appointed a public defender...

Criminal Defense Attorney Rights Relating to Client Perjury

Posted on October 03, 2008
What is a criminal defense attorney to do when the attorney believes that their client may "lie" when he or she testifies? A criminal defense attorney has an obligation to present his clients defense aggressively and at all times to make certain that his clients? rights are protected...

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Long Beach DUI and Criminal Defense Attorneys

Posted on October 02, 2008
The Long Beach criminal defense lawyers at Wallin & Klarich have more than 30 years of experience defending Los Angeles County clients who are facing criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies, federal and internet crimes. Long Beach, California is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and one of the largest cities in California...

Shia LaBeouf DUI Charges Dropped but License Suspension Holds

Posted on October 01, 2008
DUI Charge dropped against Shia LaBeouf but he has lost his driving privilege for refusing chemical test. Shia LaBeouf?s late July arrest came to a conclusion recently. LaBeouf was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving but authorities have said that there is not enough evidence to charge him with a DUI...

A-Rod Prenuptual Agreement Challenged by Estranged Wife, Now Settled

Posted on September 30, 2008
It is important to have a knowledgeable family law attorney prepare and review any prenuptual agreement prior to marriage to protect your property. New York Yankees Baseball star Alex Rodriguez had executed a prenuptial agreement with his wife prior to their marriage...

California Traffic Lawyers can Take on "Eye in the Sky"

Posted on September 29, 2008
The California Highway Patrol utilizes fixed wing aircraft to nail speeders on highways. The California Department of Transportation painted ?mile markers? on the highways to assist the CHP pilot in ascertaining the speed of the vehicle. These markers are large white lines that run perpendicular to the solid white emergency lane...

Heather Locklear Arrested on California DUI and Controlled Substance Charges

Posted on September 29, 2008
Heather Locklear was arrested for DUI on Saturday afternoon for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the Santa Barbara area. Locklear was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer Saturday afternoon after a resident reported seeing the actress leaving a parking lot and driving recklessly...

DMV Hearing 10-Day-Rule: How to Save Your License

Posted on September 26, 2008
DUI-DMV hearing and the "10-Day-Rule": Save your driving privilege by calling a DMV lawyer to help you Upon being arrested for DUI in California, the police officer should have taken your California Driver?s License and issued you a pink piece of paper, which serves as a temporary 30-day license...

El Cajon Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyers

Posted on September 25, 2008
The El Cajon criminal defense lawyers at Wallin & Klarich have more than 30 years of experience defending San Diego County clients who are facing criminal charges, including misdemeanors, felonies, federal and internet crimes. El Cajon, California lies within San Diego County...

Alternative Sentencing in the Future for Burglary, Theft and Other Charges

Posted on September 24, 2008
Drug programs may be a new alternative to jail time for felony burglary, felony grand theft and other offenses if new law passes A California ballot measure that purports to help drug offenders is being opposed by virtually every law enforcement organization in the state...

Woodland Hills Criminal Defense and DUI Attorneys

Posted on September 23, 2008
Woodland Hills, California is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley. With a population of approximately 70,000 and growing, the area around Woodland Hills is bustling with commuters, commerce and small business ventures. The Woodland Hills Country Club, the entertainment complex, ?The Warner Center? and a new transit hub, the western end of the orange line, have all added to the popularity of this region...

Avoiding Criminal Conviction With Your Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted on September 22, 2008
Why hiring a skilled criminal defense attorney can help you avoid a criminal conviction We often receive questions about how a person who has plead guilty to a crime can return to court and withdraw his guilty plea. The answer is that in some cases we will be able to accomplish this for our clients but in others we may not be able to do so...

West Covina Drunk Driving Defense & Criminal Attorneys

Posted on September 19, 2008
West Covina, California is a community of 110,000 residents covering 17 square miles, located in the San Gabriel Valley just 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The city hosts two regional shopping malls and has a strong civic base of community involvement...

Jury Selection Comes to Close in OJ Simpson Trial

Posted on September 18, 2008
Jury is selected on Friday, September 12, 2008 for OJ Simpson trial after nearly 500 potential jury members are rejected. After over a month of screening, the 12 person jury along with the 6 alternates was selected for the OJ Simpson trial in Las Vegas, Nevada...

Culver City DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyers

Posted on September 17, 2008
The Culver City criminal defense attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have more than 30 years of experience handling cases for clients that are facing criminal charges, including everything from misdemeanors to felonies to DUI/DWI and DMV hearings. Given our long history of operating in the area, we have a long-standing familiarity with local courts, district attorneys and judges that afford our clients the Culver City felony defense they need to guarantee a favorable result in their case...

Criminal Defense Attorneys Needed to Battle Dishonest Cops

Posted on September 16, 2008
Contrary to what you might have been taught when you were a youngster, the police do not always tell the truth! This is a sad realization that happens more than one would think. As criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles, we see it all the time. Some examples of police dishonesty that we come across include police lying to suspects during interrogations in order to get them to talk, inaccurate and/or erroneous police reports, etc...

San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney Negotiates Reduced Sentence for Client

Posted on September 15, 2008
Vehicular Manslaughter Case Results in Probation for Defendant Due to Excellent Work by his San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer On September 10, 2008 19-year-old Alec O?Keefe was ordered to serve a year in county jail and was placed on five years? probation...

Rapper Kanye West Charged With Assault With A Deadly Weapon at LAX

Posted on September 12, 2008
WHETHER YOU ARE CELEBRITY OR NOT WHEN YOU TAKE THE LAW INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND ASSAULT A PHOTOGRAPHER YOU ARE GOING TO NEED A SKILLED LOS ANGELES CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY TO HELP YOU It was reported that Kanye West was arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon at LAX on Thursday morning...

Is Sentence Modification or Reduction Possible for Me?

Posted on September 11, 2008
Our experienced criminal defense lawyers in California frequently are contacted by family members of individuals who have plead guilty to a crime and been sentenced to serve time in state prison. These concerned family members want to know whether we can take their loved ones case back to court and ask the judge to modify the sentence or reduce the sentence...

Sex Crime Law and Megan's Law Hysteria

Posted on September 10, 2008
Are you or a loved one charged with or convicted of a sex crime? If so, a host of complicated legal issues await you. The California sex crime defense lawyers at the law firm of Wallin & Klarich has represented thousands of individuals over the past 30 years that have had legal issues with the justice system regarding sex crimes...

Beverly Hills Criminal and DUI Defense Lawyers

Posted on September 09, 2008
Beverly Hills, CA is a city located in western Los Angeles County. Home to multi-million dollar homes and retail outlets that cater exclusively to the rich and affluent, Beverly Hills is as famous for its high-priced sales boutiques as it is its high-powered Hollywood clientele...

Family Law Cases Impacted by Your Courtroom Behavior

Posted on September 03, 2008
The next time you are in court be mindful of what you say in court and how you say it. In particular, the Family law courts. There have been instances in family law courts where the judge has completely disregarded and brushed off a mediator's recommendation...

California DUI and DWI Crackdown for Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 02, 2008
With the Labor Day weekend approaching, motorists are being warned to not let their "end-of-summer celebrations" draw to a close with a DUI arrest. Law enforcement agencies throughout California and the United States for that matter will be cracking down on drunk driving in California during the weeks leading up to Labor Day...

Criminal Appeals Lawyers Reduce Probation Terms

Posted on September 01, 2008
The actions of a California criminal appeals lawyer recently compelled a California Court of Appeals to strike down as unconstitutionally overbroad a term of probation that stated that the defendant was not permitted to "associate, socially, nor be present at any time, at any place, public or private, with any person, as designated by his probation officer...

Criminal Defense Attorneys to Revise Filing Motions to Suppress Evidence in Light of Supreme Court Ruling

Posted on August 29, 2008
Previously, we discussed how the Supreme Court's Heller opinion might impact upon specific pieces of legislation that might impinge upon the individual right to "keep and bear arms." In this final installment, we discuss how the Court's opinion might impact certain law enforcement practices...

Domestic Violence Conviction and Firearm Possession Likely Impacted by Recent Supreme Court Decision

Posted on August 28, 2008
We have been discussing the impact on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in D.C. v. Heller and how that ruling might negatively impact on various gun regulations. In this installment, we discuss how this ruling might impact on the Lautenberg Act. (18 U.S...

Those Fighting Restraining Orders Should Contact a Restraining Order Lawyer Following Recent Supreme Court Decision

Posted on August 27, 2008
In the previous two installments, we discussed how the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in D.C. v. Heller left open many important questions concerning how the newly established "individual" right to "keep and bear arms" fits within present laws restricting an individual's ability to exercise said right, and how, typically, a government seeking to restrict a person's exercise of a "fundamental" right has to make a very strong showing as to why the person's right should be restricted...

Convicted Felons in Possession of Firearms Impacted by US Supreme Court Decision and how Criminal Defense Attorneys Can Help

Posted on August 26, 2008
In the previous installment, we saw how the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in D.C. v. Heller left many important questions about the scope of the Second Amendment unanswered. These questions included important issues as, how should a court go about balancing the individual's constitutional right to "keep and bear arms" against a government's attempt to regulate the possession of firearms, and, whatever test the Court later decides to implement, how will present laws stack up against the numerous laws that are in place restricting the individual right of citizens to "keep and bear arms...

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