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?

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?

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

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

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"?

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

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

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

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