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Why Apple Could Sue Gawker Over 'Lost' iPhone

Posted on April 20, 2010
How hard must the finder of lost property try to return it to its owner before deciding it's his to keep or sell? The answer to that question could determine whether Monday's iPhone scoop results in millions of dollars in legal damages, or even criminal charges, for its purveyors...

Huntington Beach Defendant Vicente Garcia Ramirez Sentenced For DUI Death ? California Penal Code Section 193

Posted on April 19, 2010
Huntington Beach Defendant Vicente Garcia Ramirez Sentenced For DUI Death ? California Penal Code Section 193 It was recently reported that a Huntington Beach man was sentenced to 16 months in state prison following a drunk driving accident. In the early morning hours of January 9th, 23-year-old Vicente Garcia Ramirez was driving in Garden Grove when he lost control of his Nissan Altima on Magnolia Street and crashed into a tree...

What You Need To Know About Shoplifting And Shoplifting Laws In California ? California Penal Code Section 484

Posted on April 19, 2010
Although shoplifting may seem like a minor crime to most people and stores have gone to great lengths to ensure shoplifting prevention, it can still have drastic effects on the life of someone accused of such an offense. For example, even for a first offense for shoplifting, shoplifting can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony in California (depending on the value of the goods taken)...

Man Arrested for Evading Santa Ana Police in a Car Chase and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You ? California Penal Code Section 487 and California Vehicle Code section 2800.2

Posted on April 16, 2010
Santa Ana police arrested a gang member after a one hour car chase . The chase ended with officers running after the defendant on foot in the area of Sullivan Street. Santa Ana Police said the man allegedly stole a Toyota pickup and police pursued him and a passenger around noon near First Street and Harbor Boulevard...

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Know The Facts Behind Your California DUI Accident

Posted on April 16, 2010
Drunk driving in California has been a problem for a number of years. When a driver is driving under the influence of alcohol, there can be serious consequences. Drunk driving can cause fatal or catastrophic injury to the driver as well as other drivers and pedestrians sharing the road...

Court's Erroneous Admission of Gang Evidence Resulted in Reversal of Murder Convictions

Posted on April 14, 2010
In a recent decision by the California Court of Appeals, it was held that the trial court erred in admitting irrelevant and highly prejudicial gang evidence of the defendants' membership in a motorcycle club, where there was no evidence that the club was a street gang or a criminal enterprise, and where the prosecution offered this evidence in its case-in-chief primarily to show defendants? criminal disposition to commit murder...

How an Experienced Southern California Sex Crimes Attorney Can Help You Obtain a Certificate of Rehabilitation and Help You Avoid Registering as Sex Offender in California - California Penal Code Section 290

Posted on April 13, 2010
People convicted of certain sex offenses in California who are required to register as sex offenders are told that this registration is a lifetime requirement. The lifetime requirement language is written into the penal code and many registered sex offenders believe that there is no way for them to stop registering as a result...

Lancaster Assault and Battery Defense Attorneys

Posted on April 13, 2010
Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley of Southern California and is ranked as ninth on a national level for its speed of expansion. With an estimated population of 145,243, Lancaster is the eighth largest city within Los Angeles County. Lancaster serves the American Dream in being home to multiple national and local companies specializing in a wide range of industry and business...

Juror Misconduct Results in the Reversal of a Defendant's Criminal Conviction

Posted on April 12, 2010
It was recently reported that a California court held that a juror in a criminal trial was engaged in prejudicial misconduct. The court found that a juror engaged in conversations with a non-juror friend about trial matters concerning the merits of the case, including discussions about the defendant's decision not to testify...

When Petty Theft Can Turn into Commercial Burglary in California and How an Experienced Southern California Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You - California Penal Code Sections 484 and 459

Posted on April 11, 2010
Under California law, petty theft is described as the taking of property of another valued at $400 or less. A first offense can be charged as a misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of six months in county jail. Commercial burglary under California law is described as entering any structure other than a residence with the intent to commit grand or petty theft or any felony therein...

Former Mayor and Ex-Judge Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest and Misuse of Funds Charges, Receives Generous Plea Deal

Posted on April 10, 2010
It was recently reported that Roosevelt Dorn, a longtime fixture in the Los Angeles legal community and Mayor of Inglewood, plead guilty to a conflict of interest charge in connection with an Inglewood loan program. Just hours after entering his plea, he resigned from his mayoral position...

Riverside Woman Charged in Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist:California Vehicle Code Section 20001

Posted on April 09, 2010
It was recently reported that a Riverside woman has been charged in a hit-and-run death of a bicyclist. Patricia Ann Izquieta, age 37, allegedly struck a bicyclist in her SUV. Izquieta allegedly fled the scene dragging the bicycle under her car for over a mile...

Man Facing Robbery Charge from Del Taco Incident - California Penal Code Section 211

Posted on April 08, 2010
How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You It was recently reported that 4 men are facing robbery and assault charges after they allegedly struck a man over the head with a beer bottle and took a woman?s purse at a Del Taco in Costa Mesa, California...

Pasadena Assault and Battery Defense Lawyers

Posted on April 08, 2010
The city of Pasadena is situated in the bustling region of Los Angeles County and is widely recognized for hosting the nationally watched Tournament of Roses parade and the annual Rose Bowl Football game. As the sixth largest city in LA County, Pasadena is home to an estimated 146,518 residents as of 2007...

Ventura County Assists in the Arrest of the "King of Heroin" - California Health and Safety Code section 11352

Posted on April 07, 2010
It was recently reported in the LA Times that authorities in Ventura County assisted in the arrest of an alleged heroin kingpin in Mexico. Mexican officials apprehended "the king of heroin," Jose Antonio Medina Arreguin last week based on the investigative work of Ventura County prosecutors and narcotic officers...

$100,000 Missing After Armored Car Spills Bag of Money and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You - California Penal Code section 487

Posted on April 06, 2010
It was recently reported that in Columbus, Ohio, more than $100,000 went missing after a bag of cash fell from an armored car into an intersection. Passing motorists abruptly stopped to get grab handfuls of bills. About $100,000 was picked up by police officers and $12,000 more was returned by good Samaritans after the bag hit the pavement, was run over and split open Wednesday morning...

Hollywood Assault and Battery Defense Attorneys

Posted on April 06, 2010
As one of the most well-known areas in the Los Angeles area, the city of Hollywood is home to over approximately 210,777 individuals. Situated west-northwest of Downtown LA, Hollywood is famous for its movie studios and being the historical hub of movie stars...

Have You Been Accused of Reckless Evading? - California Vehicle Code 2800.2(a)

Posted on April 05, 2010
Carlie Shultz, an 18 year old Spring Valley woman, was recently arrested and charged with reckless evading a peace officer. San Diego 10 News reported that a California Highway Patrol officer initially pulled Shultz over for a traffic violation when he observed her speeding on Highway 54...

Crash Involving Suspected DUI CalTrans Truck Driver - California Vehicle Code 23152

Posted on April 04, 2010
Christopher Trachta, a truck driver for Caltrans, was arrested and charged with suspicion of drunk driving after an accident on Highway 78. As reported by San Diego 10 News, Trachta had been driving a CalTrans flatbed truck carrying a tractor when the tractor rolled off of the truck bed and smashed into a nearby apartment owned by a local family...

Sheriff's Detective Found Guilty of Sexual Assault Charges - California Penal Code 243.4

Posted on April 03, 2010
As reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Thomas John Sadler, a sheriff?s detective accused of groping a prostitute while on duty, was found guilty of felony assault and battery by an officer and misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment...

Los Angeles Police Change Policy in Containing Armed Suspects

Posted on April 02, 2010
How an Experienced Southern California Defense Attorney Can Help You Retain Your Rights The Los Angeles County Sheriff?s Department recently disclosed new guidelines for deputies, determining that it is often better to contain armed suspects and wait for backup rather than to chase and arrest them...

Valencia Assault and Battery Defense Attorneys

Posted on April 02, 2010
Valencia is a planned community that combines with three other communities to form Santa Clarita. Often used as prime filming spots for several different TV series, Valencia is also known for its network of walkways that link the whole area without crossing streets at grade...

District Attorney Violates the Law by Violating the Legal Rights of Defendants - How an Experienced Southern California Defense Attorney Can Help Ensure Your Rights

Posted on April 01, 2010
The California State Bar Disciplinary Panel recently upheld a judge?s recommendation to suspend former Santa Clara County prosecutor Benjamin Field from the State Bar for four years. Field appealed to the State Bar Review Department?s finding that he had withheld exculpatory evidence and committed other misconduct in four cases he had prosecuted...

Nine Charged after Bullying of Teenage Student Phoebe Prince Ends in Suicide

Posted on March 31, 2010
It was recently reported that nine youths have been charged in relation to the suicide of a 15-year-old girl in Massachusetts. Phoebe Prince, who had recently moved to South Hadley, Massachusetts from Ireland, hung herself after being raped and bullied by classmates since the start of the school year in September 2009...

Los Angeles County Deputies Implements New Guidelines

Posted on March 30, 2010
A panel of veteran deputy officers has recommended that officers take a more conservative approach when dealing with armed suspects. This recommendation comes as a response to an increase in police shootings in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca stated that the report, ?Split second decision: The dynamics of the chase in today?s society,? outlines eight scenarios, in which deputy caution and the increase use of calling for back up is heavily emphasized...

Pasadena Couple Suspected in Murder and Torture in Infant Death Of 2-Year-Old Son - California Penal Code Section 187 and Section 206

Posted on March 30, 2010
It was recently reported that a Pasadena couple was charged with torture and murder in the child death of their 2-year-old son, who was found dead in the family home. Maria Pelaez, 30, and Gabriel Diaz, 33, reportedly admitted to police that they taped the limbs of 2-year-old Rene Torres to restrain and punish him...

Ontario Assault and Battery Defense Lawyers

Posted on March 30, 2010
As a major part of the bustling area of San Bernardino County, the city of Ontario is home to approximately 171,691 individuals, as of 2000 estimates. As the main center for freight and passengers, several major freeways pass through Ontario which also has a small international airport...

Potential Sentence for Conviction for Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Posted on March 29, 2010
A Lifetime Revocation of Driving Privileges and How an Experienced Southern California Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You Retain This Privilege - California Penal Code 245 The punishments associated with being convicted with a crime can lead to prison time, fines, probation, rehabilitation programs, and the loss of certain privileges...

Nonmutual Collateral Estoppel Does Not Apply to Verdicts in Criminal Cases

Posted on March 28, 2010
The California Supreme Court has overruled a 35-year-old court precedent that allowed defendants in criminal trials to assert nonmutual collateral estoppel. (People v. Sparks, Feb. 8, 2010, No. S164614.) The high court ruled that a verdict regarding one defendant has no effect on the trial of a different defendant because courts should determine the propriety of a prosecution based on that prosecution's own record, not a different record from another criminal case...

Drug Charges - California Health and Safety Code 11358

Posted on March 27, 2010
According to a report by KTLA, Shaun Rothwell, 30, Shane Dearth, 29, and Thomas Nichols, 30, all of Los Angeles, were arrested in Torrance, California. The three were taken into custody after a marijuana hydroponics farm was found by police in a building located on the 17100 block of Figueroa Street in Gardena...

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