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  • 2024
    • December
    • September
      • How Social Media Impacts Criminal Cases
    • August
      • Can the Police Lie to Me?
    • June
      • After an Arrest
      • Self-Defense & When This Applies to Criminal Cases
    • May
    • April
      • Do All Criminal Cases Have Juries?
  • 2023
    • July
      • California's Drug Courts: Alternative Approaches to Rehabilitation
      • Juvenile Rehabilitation Programs in California: Promoting Rehabilitation and Reintegration
    • June
      • Should You Talk to the Police Without a Lawyer Present?
      • Why Is Breathalyzer Calibration Important for DUI Defense?
    • May
      • Defending Against Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Cases
      • False Accusations in the Workplace: What to Do When You're Falsely Accused
  • 2020
    • March
      • Helping You During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 2019
    • November
      • Is a Warrantless DUI Blood Withdrawal Unconstitutional?
      • 2 SCOTUS Decisions From 2018 That Could Impact Your Criminal Law Case
      • 49ers Linebacker Faces DUI, Marijuana Possession Charges
      • Legal Marijuana Means Criminal Records Could be Wiped Clean
      • Internet Stings / Cybercrimes
      • California Appellate Court Reversed Conviction Based on Trial Court’s Failure to Review Officers’ Personnel Files
      • An Egregious Wrong: A False Allegation in a Criminal Case
    • October
      • California Court Reversed Juvenile’s Adjudication Based on Altercation with School Peace Officer
      • California Court Finds Small Amount of Marijuana on Defendant Did Not Justify Search of Car
      • California Court Issues Another Opinion Discussing the Concept of Constructive Possession
    • September
      • Constructive Possession in California Gun and Drug Crimes
      • California Appellate Court Discusses “Kill Zone Theory” in Recent Attempted Homicide Case
      • California Court Upholds Restrictions on the Prosecution of Minors in Adult Criminal Court
    • August
      • Are Warrantless Arrests Legal in California?
      • California Court Rejects Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Her Statement Following DUI Arrest
      • California Court Upholds Warrantless Search After Police Break into Residence Under Community Caretaking Exception
      • California Appellate Court Holds Defendant Convicted of Felony Accessory May Be Eligible for Resentencing Under Proposition 64
    • July
      • California DUI Law Update: Can California Police Officers Draw the Blood of Unconscious Motorists?
      • Can Race Play a Legitimate Role in the California Jury Selection Process?
      • California Appeals Court Considers Conviction for Possession of Methamphetamine-Infused Paper
    • June
      • California Court Holds Defendants Who Have Not Yet Been Sentenced Are Entitled to Be Sentenced under Prop 47
      • California DUI Law Update: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on Legality of Blood Draw from Unconscious Motorist
      • California Court Upholds Probation Condition Allowing Search of Electronic Information at Any Time
    • May
      • California High Court Holds Double Jeopardy Clause Bars the Prosecution from Retrying Case on Greater Charge After Mistrial
      • California Court Rejects Defendant’s Request for Complete Self-Defense Instruction
      • California Court Rejects Expert’s Testimony Who Claimed False Allegations in Sexual Abuse Cases Are Rare
      • California Court Ordered to Reconsider Service Member’s Request for Diversion Program After 0.16 BAC DUI
    • April
      • California Court Rejects Challenge to Expert’s Testimony Based on Defendant’s Failure to Object at Trial
      • California Appellate Court Vacates 40-Year Sentence Under Proposition 57
      • California Court Allows Prosecutor to Obtain Defendant’s Confidential Medical Records under Sexually Violent Predator Act
    • March
      • California Appellate Court Upholds Confession in Child Abuse Case
      • California Court Reverses Defendant’s Sentence Following Open Guilty Plea
    • February
      • California Battery and Domestic Battery Charges
      • California’s Implied Consent Law and the Consequences of Refusing Chemical Testing
    • January
      • Hearsay in California Criminal Cases
      • California Ushers in Host of New Weapons-Linked Laws
      • California’s Rape Shield Law Makes It More Difficult to Establish a Sexual Encounter Was Consensual
  • 2018
    • November
      • Anything Notable Re On-The-Road CA Law Enforcers This Time of Year?
    • October
      • CA Criminal Cases Being Purposefully Steered to Federal Courts
    • September
      • An Alarming Criminal Law Taint That Must Be Spotlighted and Cured
      • 4th Amendment Dog-Sniff Case Underscores Law’s Complexity
    • May
      • Accessing Social Media: A Win for California Defense Attorneys
      • Are You a Taxpayer That Needs to Circle September 28 on Your Calendar?
    • April
      • Bloomberg: Kids Need Miranda Rights They Can Understand
    • March
      • When Fines as a Criminal Penalty Are Inequitably Distributed
      • CA Supreme Court Issues Close Ruling in Juvenile Sentencing Case
      • Bay Area Athletes Have Struggled with Drugs, Arrests
    • February
      • Proposition 47 Cited as Evidence That Criminal Law Reform Works
  • 2017
    • December
      • 24 Years After Premarital Sex, Husband Still Registered Offender
      • Are There Effective Ways to Defend Against a DUI Charge?
    • November
      • Adding It Up: The Broad-Based and Steep Costs of a California DUI
    • October
      • A Horrific Injustice: False Criminal Accusations
      • California’s Harsh Sentencing Laws Toned down by Governor
    • September
      • A Paring Back of Obama-Era College Sex-Crimes Policies?
      • House Passes Bill to Curb IRS Asset Seizures
    • August
      • A Clear and Progressive Ramping up of White Collar Crime Probes
    • May
      • Artificial Intelligence: Problematic in the Criminal Law Sphere?
    • March
      • California Criminal Negligence Case Garners Nationwide Attention
    • February
      • A Look at Some Empirical Data Re Sentencing Outcomes
    • January
      • Acceptable Police Conduct or Tactics Aimed at Intimidation?
  • 2016
    • October
      • Bad Day Made Worse Following Police Call from One Motorist
    • August
      • What is the Federal Internet Crime Center (IC3)?
      • Chantix Cases: Spotlight on Criminal Defense Strategy
      • Adverse Consequences of a Criminal Record: Lingering, Perpetual
    • April
      • California Plea Bargains: Two Sides to This Coin
    • March
      • Apple/Government Court Clash Has Key Constitutional Implications
    • February
      • A Harrowing and Undeniable Reality: Innocent People Doing Time
    • January
      • 2016 Criminal Law Update: New California Privacy Law Takes Effect
  • 2015
    • October
      • California DUI: Strong Defense Counsel Can Be Vitally Important
    • September
      • California Juvenile Offenders: Special Considerations and Needs
      • Body Cameras: What We’re Seeing Is Not What We Might Be Getting
    • July
      • Can Police Force a Blood Draw in a DUI Stop Without a Warrant?
      • California Prison Program Discriminates Against Men, Lawsuit Says
      • A New Look at Compensation for Wrongful Conviction
    • June
      • The Legal Risk Teens Take by Having Underage Sex
    • March
      • Is It Illegal to Ditch School in California?
  • 2014
    • November
      • The Questions Riley v. California Left Unanswered
      • How Did Gideon v. Wainwright Impact the Criminal Justice System?
    • October
      • ‘Yes Means Yes’ Law: Good News or Bad News for College Campuses?
    • September
      • What Are the Penalties for Stealing in School?
      • Is Leaking a Nude Photo a Cybercrime or Sex Crime?
    • July
      • California Law Highlights Seriousness of Cyber Crimes
    • June
      • California Man Sues Regarding Wrongful Murder Conviction
      • California Supreme Court Rules on Juvenile Sentencing
    • May
      • Arrests Made at Internet Cafe Concerning Alleged Illegal Gambling
    • April
      • California Man Charged with Tax Fraud Sentenced to Time Served
    • March
      • California Hospital Worker Acquitted of Sexual Assault Charges
      • California Bill to Increase Penalties Concerning Cyber-Bullying
    • February
      • Activist Sees Problems in Juvenile Justice System
      • California Men Facing Federal Charges for Revenge Porn Site
      • Bitcoins Turn out to Be Another Bad Bet for the Winklevoss Twins
  • 2013
    • October
      • 9th Circuit Ponders Sex Offender Registration of 10-Year-Old Boy
      • Alleged ‘Silk Road’ Internet Drug Kingpin Arrested in Glen Park
    • August
      • Are Fake ‘Likes’ and Followers a New Cybercrime or Just Spam?
      • 8 Alleged Members of Violent Crime ‘Cliques’ Arrested in Oakland
    • July
      • 27 Federal Capital Cases Contested over Misleading FBI Testimony
      • 9th Circuit: Federal Drug Defendant Misled by Miranda Translation
    • May
      • 4 Men Accused of Trying to Meet Minors in Modesto Parks
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