Firm Articles

• CRIMINAL CHARGES AND MILITARY SERVICE The Undesirable Effects of a Criminal Charge on ones Military Service
• WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CRIMINAL CASES State and Federal Court
• FEDERAL CRIMES Criminal Court Jurisdiction
• PLEA-BARGAINING AND GUILTY PLEAS a curse or an answer to a defendants prayer?
• FELON IN POSSESSION OF A WEAPON How Are Foreign Felony Convictions Applied in Domestic Courts?
• VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IN OHIO Ohio has stiff penalties for various forms of Vehicular Manslaughter.
• MYRTLE BEACH FELONY CRIMES Bomb Threats and Making False Statements
• NUCLEAR SMUGGLER OR KIDNAPPED IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN? Unusual U.S. Criminal Case Against Amir Sairafi
• IMHOFF & ASSOCIATES SECURES RELEASE OF WRONGFULLY CONVICTED CLIENT Luis Galicia Served Four Years Before His Case Was Dismissed on November 23, 2011
• PENNSYLVANIA CHILD SEX ABUSE LAWS AND PENN STATE SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
• UPDATED CASE REGARDING PENN STATE SCANDAL AND JERRY SANDUSKY
  
• WHITE COLLAR CRIME-Former Illinois Governor Corruption Case
• IMHOFF & ASSOCIATES CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS SECURE REDUCED CHARGE AND SENTENCE FOR PARENTS ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE-Our Client a Young Parent was Convicted of Misdemeanor Child Endangerment Instead of the Initial Felony Child Abuse Charge
• NO CHARGES TO BE HELD AGAINST IMHOFF & ASSOCIATES CLIENT WRONGFULLY ACCUSED OF CHILD MOLESTATION-Prosecutors in San Diego announced that no charges would be pressed against Imhoff & Associates client Luis Galicia
• NFL SAINTS' BOUNTY SCANDAL
• MEDICAL MARIJUANA CRACKDOWN IN CALIFORNIA U.S. Attorneys in California are conducting a statewide crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries.
• FLORIDA DUI LAWS AND JOHN GOODMAN DUI CASE John Goodman polo tycoon was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter in DUI case.
  
  

Criminal Court Procedural Issues Articles

• SENTENCING LAWS SUPREME COURT DECISION Cunningham v. California
• CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Jury Trial vs. Bench Trial
• WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CRIMINAL CASES Criminal Law Overview
• USE OF LIES TO OBTAIN THE TRUTH The Police Can Lie to You
• SELF DEFENSE The Self Defense Justification
• SIXTH AMENDMENT Defendant Rights Jury Trial
• THE PROBLEM OF FALSE CONFESSIONS True Lies or False Truths?
• ILLEGAL SEARCH? Probable Cause and Drivers' Rights
• UNDERSTANDING THE MIRANDA RIGHTS "You have the Right to Remain Silent"
• ENTRAPMENT DEFENSE What a Tangled Web
• THE NATIONAL APPEALS BOARD & CURTIS BOWERS Caged Panther
• UNDERSTANDING DOUBLE JEOPARDY Entertainment vs. Reality
• DUE PROCESS IN AMERICA
• NAVIGATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Getting the Best Result for the Child
• FINDING A CHILD-CARE CENTER Denying Kids Constitutional Protections Won't Reduce Violent Crime
• THE HEARSAY RULE and Its Excited Utterance Except Suppression Motion Must Be Filed Before Prelim
• VERDICTS IN NEED OF REPAIR A School for Jurors Could Diminish the Increasing Acts of Misconduct
• WHAT IS A CITIZEN'S ARREST? Legal Requirements for Making a Citizens Arrest
• WHEN LAWYERS BREAK LAWS Where Do Ethics and the Bar Come Into Play?
• THREE-STRIKES LAW Costs too much, Ruins too many lives
• BAIL BONDS Can you bail me out of jail?

Defendant Rights

• RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED Jury Trial
• THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COMPULSORY PROCESS OF WITNESSES Compulsory Does Not Always Mean Mandatory and Other Quirks of Due Process
• KNOW YOUR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS Reasonable and Unreasonable Search and Seizure
• THE RIGHT TO CONFRONT WITNESSES Guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States
• THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY When it does not apply and how indigent defendants are coerced into paying for court-appointed counsel
• GUN OWNERS DO HAVE RIGHTS Our great nation was founded upon our forefathers refusing to be abused by an oppressive British government any longer

Drug Related Crimes Articles

• MINOR IN POSSESSION Myths and Facts
• CRACK COCAINE AND POWDER COCAINE Should the Law Treat them Differently?
• THE CRIME OF DRUG POSSESSION It's not what you think it is
• MARIJUANA LAWS Possession, Distribution, Transportation, and Cultivation
• METHAMPHETAMINE LAWS Riverside County Desperate Measures
• DRUGS The differences between sales, manufacturing, trafficking and distribution of drugs
• MASSACHUSETTS DRUG OFFENSES  “Big Brother” contestant indicted for conspiracy to distribute

Drunk Driving Crimes Articles

• MILITARY DUI/DWI CASES Military Justice Court Proceedings and the Injustice of It All
• CRIMINAL DUI/DWI CASES and the Uncivil Law of Vehicle Forfeiture
• BREATHALYZER Uncertainty and the Breathalyzer
• DUI SB 1694 A "Paper Tiger"?

Property Crimes Articles

• TRESPASS How good people can unknowingly be breaking the law
• RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY Buying Property From Strangers or Unknown Sources: What You Don't Know Definitely Can Hurt You
• SHOPLIFTING It seems like such a simple decision at first
• ROBBERY/THEFT Consequences & Defenses
• PROPERTY CRIMES Even Petty Crimes can lead to a Lifetime of Regret
• LARCENY IN CONTEXT Distinguishing Between Larceny and Other Stealing Crimes

Sexual Crimes Articles

• BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SURF FOR Online Undercover Operations to Trap Child Predators
• NEW YORK: Can a Convicted Sex Offender Expunge a Sex Offense Conviction?
• FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD MOLESTATION AND CHILD ABUSE What is Real and what only Appears to be Real, and How to Know the Difference.
• SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION Is Sex Offender Registration Constitutional?
• SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION Solicitation, Prostitution, Pimping & Pandering
• STATUTORY RAPE Sorting out the California Sexual Intercourse Law
• DEFENDING A JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER
• FALSE RAPE ALLEGATIONS How False Rape Allegations Hurt both Innocent Men and Victimized Women
• STATUTORY RAPE Reporting Myths and Facts
• CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Internet Mishaps

Violent Crimes Articles

• PLAYING DIRTY False Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Battles
• OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD False Allegations of Child Abuse Against Educators
• VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER California Penal Code 192
• TERRORIST THREATS When is a Threat Criminal
• TRAVELING WITH WEAPONS Federal Statutes and Regulations
• ASSAULT AND BATTERY Legal Issues
• HIT & RUN Trends, Consequences and Considerations
• ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Federal & State Issues
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Unjust Accusations
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Male Victims
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the Presumption of Innocence
• HATE CRIMES Texas Penal Code Section 12.47
• ASSAULT AND BATTERY IN COLORADO Whether instigating or defending yourself, if someone is injured you could face stiff penalties.

White Collar Crimes Articles

• SECURITIES FRAUD Lessons from Enron
• HIGH PROFILE JUSTICE Does Victory for the Little Guys Equal Defeat for Justice?
• HEALTH CARE FRAUD Through Identity Theft and Impersonation
• RICO Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• DIGITAL PIRACY Why you might be a Pirate and not even know it
• EMBEZZLEMENT Issues to Consider
• REAL ESTATE FRAUD State and Federal Fraud Laws

Specific Legal Matters Articles

• NOT GONE NOT FORGOTTEN The Illusion of California Expungement
• PROFESSIONAL CHILD-CARE LICENSE The Effect of a Criminal Conviction on Child Care Providers