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.
- MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCES FORBIDDEN FOR JUVENILES BY THE SUPREME COURT - New Decision
- DENVER BRONCO'S MORENO ARRESTED FOR DUI - Colorado DUI / DWAI Laws
- JUVENILE CRIMINAL CHARGES Florida felony gun possession on school grounds
- PARENTS INVOLVED IN PRE-SCHOOL BRAWL
- A LOOK AT THE PROSECUTORIAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS
- RUTGER'S BASKETBALL COACH RICE FIRED FOR GAY SLURS
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?
- SUPREME COURT DECIDES BURGLARY CASE
- DNA EXONERATES MAN CONVICTED OF ABDUCTING A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN
- CALIFORNIA HAZING CODES Hazing is a serious crime in California
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
- "STORAGE WARS" STAR CHARGED WITH DRUG CHARGES
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"?
- DUI ACCIDENT Dallas Cowboy arrested on manslaughter charges
- DUI CELEBRITY ARRESTS IN CALIFORNIA vs. DUI arrests of average citizens
- CROCS MOGUL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO DUI
- UTAH POLICE OFFICER FIRED FOR FILING FALSE DUI CHARGES
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
- INTERNET SEX CRIME 26 Men arrested in connection of internet sex crime
- INTERNET SEX CRIME 89 suspects arrested in Online Prostitution Investigation
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.
- LAW FIRM SHOOTING IN ARIZONA
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOT HATE CRIME
- DEFENDANTS IN FAMU 2011 HAZING DEATH FACING STRICTER MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
- FEDERAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT
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
- INTERNATIONAL CYBER CRIMES Investigation leads to arrest of San Diego Man
- HEAD OF IMF CHARGES DISMISSED
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
- THREE STRIKES LAW UPDATE Prop. 36 allows for reduced sentencing
Criminal Law News
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Wrongfully Charged Victims
Wrongly Accused in Sex / Murder Case
Many innocent persons are wrongly charged victims as a result of police suspecting them of a crime based upon a wrong tip … Full article » -
California Hazing Codes
California Hazing Codes
Participating in a hazing crime in California is considered a serious offense. You could be charged with a misdemeanor hazing offense or a felony … Full article »
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Importance of DNA Testing in Criminal Cases and Convictions
Importance of DNA Testing in Criminal Cases and Convictions
Recently the Virginia Supreme Court exonerated Gary Diamond, a man who was convicted of abducting a woman and her two … Full article »




