Success Stories
- California: Client charged with Disorderly Conduct and Obstruction of justice after being beaten by police – CASE DISMISSED
- Indiana: Client charged with felony theft charge for allegedly stealing from a department store – CHARGES DROPPED
- Virginia: Client charged with being an accessory to shoplifting on a US military base – CHARGES DISMISSED
- Florida: 14 year-old client accused of molesting his 4 year-old adopted sister – CHARGES DISMISSED
FIRM ARTICLES
Criminal Court Procedural Issues Articles
- SENTENCING LAWS SUPREME COURT DECISION - Cunningham v. California
- CRIMINAL PROCEDUREJury 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
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
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 Dont 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 Expung 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 Solictation, 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 Mis-Haps
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
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 FRUAD 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