We have known for years that the system is a mess but this is taking it to a whole new level. According to news reports on yahoo, California’s automated system just raised the gate and let 450 violent felons walk due to a computer error. Oops….sorry about that.
The full story is here http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110527/tc_yblog_technews/prison-computer-error-lets-450-violent-felons-walk-free
Guest post columnist: Christopher J McCann a Santa Ana criminal defense and Orange County DUI Lawyer With the economic downturn, many people have lost their jobs and are seeking for better employment. As the number of job applicants increase, company standards get higher. They want employees with impressive education and career background. Not only that,…
As most of you may know, I do a LOT of traffic ticket cases. Many of the traffic tickets that I handle are what we call “traffic tickets gone bad”. These are cases for clients who have multiple tickets, a suspended license, warrants, too many points, or other problems associated with ignoring your tickets…
Guest post by: Christopher J McCann, an OC possession of marijuana lawyer. While it is not illegal to use medical marijuana in Orange County, the laws surrounding the use of medical marijuana is still hazy to most people. The use of medical marijuana was legalized in 1996 after the enactment into law of the compassionate…
Diversion is a deferred entry of judgment. Both PC1000 and Prop 36 qualify as diversion. This means that upon successful completion, the case will be dismissed against the defendant and there will be no conviction. History behind prop 36 Prop 36 was passed in 2000 that provides people who are accused of non-violent possession or…
Guest Post By: Christopher J McCann an Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney on How California Graffiti Laws Are Helping Communities In the recent past there have been many cases documented where people have vandalized store fronts, subways, billboards and residential homes with graffiti. Vandals do this action for a number of reasons that include but…
We all love good sales right? The bigger the better right? How about 50% off your unpaid tickets? Effective January 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012, the San Diego Court is offering amnesty to infraction cases that: Became delinquent and have had no payments since 1/1/2009 Failed to appear before 1/1/2009. In order…
