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By Steven Rodriguez

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Last Entry: October 05, 2009 at 07:26:31

Domestic Violence - What Happens to Abusers in California?

Posted on May 01, 2009
Since the tragic death of her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson, wife of former football star and actor O.J. Simpson, Denise Brown has devoted her career to fighting domestic violence (see our April 29 post). As in the case of her sister, Brown says that domestic violence usually happens behind closed doors...

Murder in Hollywood

Posted on April 30, 2009
Swedish musician David Jassy, 34, has been charged with murderin a Los Angeles Court stemming from an incident last November. Witnesses claimed that John Osnes, 55, was walking across a crosswalk at Selma Avenue and Schrader Boulevard in Hollywood sometime after midnight when Jassy?s rented SUV edged a little too close to him...

NFL Player Jimmy Smith Arrested for Drug Possession in Florida

Posted on April 29, 2009
Former Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Jimmy Smith was arrested by police in Florida April 22nd for possession of both crack cocaine and marijuana. A Florida State Trooper pulled the five-time Pro Bowl player over just outside of Jacksonville to check the legality of window tinting on Smith?s 2009 Mercedes-Benz when he smelled a “strong odor of [...

Domestic Violence - California Activist Fights Against Domestic Violence

Posted on April 29, 2009
Since her sister’s tragic death on June 12, 1994, Denise Brown has devoted her professional life to fighting domestic violence in California and across the U.S. The savage murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman at Nicole’s suburban Los Angeles home 15 years ago, the highly publicized murder trial of Nicole’s husband, [...

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ID Thieves Prey on L.A. Jobless

Posted on April 27, 2009
As if it isn’t bad enough to be laid off and scrambling to find a new job, identity thieves are making life more miserable for unsuspecting job-seekers. From fake job-search services to bogus help-wanted ads, identity thieves are targeting recently unemployed workers in Los Angeles, California and across the country with attempts to steal and [...

Supreme Court Limits L.A. Police Vehicle Searches

Posted on April 24, 2009
In a new ruling in an Arizona case, the U.S. Supreme Court has called a halt to what some justices called 28 years of unconstitutional police search and seizure practices in the U.S. In a 5-4 ruling, the court ruled that once a suspect has been handcuffed or placed in a police cruiser, police cannot [...

Paparazzi Laws

Posted on April 22, 2009
If you are a member of the paparazzi in Los Angeles, chances are you will need a paparazzi lawyer to defend you from false accusations. The paparazzi lawyers at Stephen G. Rodriguez & Associates have worked with numerous paparazzi to defend against false claims and other charges...

Stopped by Police? What NOT to Do

Posted on April 22, 2009
Here’s a tip on what not to do if you get stopped by police. Police were summoned to an Ohio restaurant on a complaint that an intoxicated man was annoying customers. Police responded and, despite the belligerent man’s insistence that he was OK to drive,�convinced him to take a cab home...

Obsessive L.A. Fans Imperil Celebrities

Posted on April 20, 2009
When fandom become obsession, celebrities get understandably frightened, police become suspicious and judges act. Last week a Los Angeles judge extended the temporary restraining order against Robert Michael O’Ryan for allegedly stalking 17-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson...

White Collar Crimes in California

Posted on April 20, 2009
Los Angeles white collar crime attorneys will tell you, you do not have to use violent force to commit a crime. In fact, some of the most notorious criminals in history never physically hurt anyone?they got someone else to do it for them. There are a host of non-violent crimes that get people thrown in [...

What Is a Restraining Order?

Posted on April 17, 2009
A restraining order is a court order that prevents a person from bothering, harming or contacting another person. Most often used in domestic violence cases, in California celebrities sometimes take out retraining orders against obsessive fans who may be stalking them...

Stalking in Los Angeles

Posted on April 16, 2009
Actor Jamie Foxx made headlines again recently for being stalkedin Philadelphia where he is currently shooting his latest film. On three separate occasions in late March, 49 year-old Steven Taliver (also known as William Brown), tried to break into the Academy Award winner?s hotel room...

Drug Manufacturing & Sales in Los Angeles

Posted on April 16, 2009
Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys who handle drug crimes very much understand the challenges certain types of Los Angeles drug crimes create.� Possession has one set of penalties, sales has another and manufacturing has quite severe penalties.� In Los Angeles, any drug crime defendant needs a qualified Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to help navigate [...

Rape, Murder of 8-Year-Old Shocks California Town

Posted on April 15, 2009
In a case that defies understanding, 28-year-old Melissa Huckaby was charged yesterday with the kidnapping, rape and murder of her daughter’s 8-year-old playmate. Sandra Cantu’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in a pond not far from her Stockton, California home...

Murder and Attempted Murder in Los Angeles

Posted on April 14, 2009
Murder and attempted murder are obviously serious charges, and in Los Angeles they require criminal defense attorneys who understand the law and how best to defend you.� Murder convictions in California can, and will, lead to a life sentence and possibly the death penalty for a severe enough crime...

Woody Harrelson Attacks Paparazzi

Posted on April 13, 2009
TMZ, one of the leading paparazzi media outlets, had one of its photographers attacked by actor Woody Harrelson.� The attack occured in New York’s Laguardia Airport.� As the paparazzi asked Harelson questions, the actor shoved the camera into the photographer’s eye, causing it to temporarily stop recording...

California No. 1 in Auto Thefts

Posted on April 13, 2009
California topped the charts again this year, first in the nation in car thefts. In the 2008 National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) report released today, vehicle thefts declined for the fifth straight year in the U.S., except in California and a few other states...

Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty in Rihanna Abuse Case

Posted on April 10, 2009
Back in Los Angeles court this week, R&B star Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to the charge that he physically abused his off-and-on girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. Arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court, neither the 19-year-old Brown nor his attorney spoke to the press...

Another Deadly Southern California Hit-and-Run

Posted on April 09, 2009
Hit and run cases in southern California are fairly common because it’s such a car culture.� However, Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys know how deadly a hit and run case can be, and how severe the punishment is for those convicted of hit and run...

Los Angeles Jewelry Theft Ring Arrested on East Coast

Posted on April 08, 2009
Members of a Los Angeles-based jewelry�theft ring were arrested and jailed in New Jersey Monday. Six men, all with California�addresses,�were arrested for the robbery of an Indiana�jewelry merchant after a nationwide manhunt that radiated from the scene of the crime in central Ohio...

Complex Hit-and-Run Accident in Los Angeles

Posted on April 06, 2009
Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys know that it is difficult enough to defend hit-and-run cases without having to deal with other charges, such as vehicular manslaughter.� However, one particular case in Los Angeles demonstrates how difficult a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer’s job can be when dealing with a hit-and-run...

Woman Charged in Deadly LA Hit and Run

Posted on April 06, 2009
Los Angeles police have arrested a woman and charged her with the hit and run death of a University of Southern California student and injury of a second student. Last week, Claudia Cabrera, 30, was arrested by LAPD on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter...

Father Takes Daughter on Convenience Store Robbery

Posted on April 03, 2009
It’s a sad comment on our distressing times. A California man pulled a gun out of his pocket and robbed a Washington convenience store. Videotape of the robbery shows the troubled man, Robert Webb, 42, talking to the frightened clerk, trying to explain...

How to Curb Gang Violence in Los Angeles

Posted on April 01, 2009
In an area of Los Angeles plagued by gang violence, three more people died last Sunday. Two men and a woman were fatally shot in a small apartment on East Rosecrans Avenue in Compton. While the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has not yet determined a motive for the killings, press sources cited narcotics...

Drug Smuggling in Los Angeles

Posted on March 30, 2009
According to a Los Angeles Times news article, federal agents seized roughly 640 pounds of marijuana from a private shipping boat about four nautical miles west of San Diego?s Mission Bay. Reports indicate that police arrested two men in their 20s, who are both reportedly American citizens, but have not disclosed any names...

Advantages of Plea Bargaining in Los Angeles

Posted on March 30, 2009
TV lawyers are always taking their cases to trial. Those emotional courtroom scenes make for high drama and good TV. What TV doesn’t often show you are the long hours lawyers spend preparing for trial while their clients sit in limbo, often behind bars, awaiting the big day...

Using Excuse Defenses in California

Posted on March 27, 2009
In America, an individual charged with a criminal act is entitled to be represented by a criminal defense attorney who can protect his legal rights and see that he receives a fair hearing or trial. In California, it is up to the prosecutor to prove every aspect of his case against a defendant...

What Criminal Defenses Are Used to Defend Against California Prosecution?

Posted on March 25, 2009
America’s justice system is based on equal rights for all. The prosecution does not hold all the cards when an individual is charged with a crime. Criminal defense attorneys use a variety of defenses to protect the rights of the accused. In defending criminal charges in California, the most important thing to know, says expert [...

Felony Crimes in California

Posted on March 24, 2009
Crimes in California are generally classified as either misdemeanors or felonies. Misdemeanors are typically considered less severe crimes and are punished accordingly. Most misdemeanors carry a punishment of fines, counseling or probation, but can also be punished by up to one year in a county jail...

Homicides Decrease in Los Angeles

Posted on March 23, 2009
Homicides in Los Angeles County were down 15% during the first two months of 2009 compared to 2008, Los Angeles County law enforcement officials reported. The L.A. County coroner’s office reported 122 homicides in January and February of this year, compared to 144 in the first two months of 2008...

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