Holiday stress arrest Now that the holidays are fast approaching, stress levels are sure to sky rocket. Dealing with family members during the holidays can become so overwhelming that those under stress may snap, act out, and end up in jail. This acting out may involve self-medicating and ending up with a DUI offense or […]
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Recently a story broke where a federal judge in North Carolina was convicted on charges of corruption. Judge Arnold O. Jones, II was charged with paying bribes, paying gratuities and attempted corrupt influence on an official proceeding.He was represented by federal criminal defense attorneys who did their best to make sure that he was given
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Federal charges If you find yourself in a position where you are facing federal charges in one state but reside in another state, where do you seek legal representation since you will be fighting the charges from out of state? In such a situation, it is important that you hire a federal criminal defense attorney
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Dishonest federal prosecutors who engage in prosecutorial misconduct is a serious issue that can affect the lives of innocent people. In our criminal system, prosecutors have a lot of power. They have the power to decide whether to bring charges against someone, what to charge them with, whether to allow them to plead to lesser
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The Importance of Evidence Any experienced criminal defense attorney in California who performs trial work knows the value of the jury instruction that discusses the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, and how important it is to discuss the instruction during jury questioning and in closing argument. Calcrim 224 provides if the evidence presented during the
Letting the Jury Decide When You’re Wrongfully Accused On September 8, 2016, a jury at the Orange County Superior Court Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, California found my client NOT GUILTY of a crime he did not commit after deliberating for only 20 minutes. Despite my efforts to inform several Deputy District Attorneys from
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Manslaughter is no longer considered a crime of violence for purposes of federal sentencing. In order to decide the amount of time that a person should be sentenced to once they are convicted, the court uses a mechanism called a sentencing guideline. Based on the crime convicted and what the guideline suggests a specific
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Dirty prosecutors It should not be news to anyone living in Orange County that there have recently been issues publicized about the District Attorney’s Office and the Prosecutors they employ being dishonest. There have been well publicized issues regarding jailhouse informants in Orange County being used by the dirty prosecutors to get information on other
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The California State Auditor, Elaine Howle, seems to think so. She published a report dated August 11, 2016 stating that she believes that because of the fact that there is no state oversight into the program, there is a lack of transparency into the program which results in the high potential to violate individual’s privacy
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The Uber effect on the decline of DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrests is becoming increasingly obvious. A recent study suggests the use of Uber has caused a 10% decline in DUI arrests in cities where Uber is operating. That is no surprise and actually quite encouraging to know. Frequent Uber users know how easy
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