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Celebrities and Special Court Treatment

ByLance M Filer Esq.

Celebrities and Special Court Treatment   If you have been following the court trials of the rich and famous over the past couple of years, you may feel that being a celebrity allows a defendant special treatment because of their status in popular culture. Often times, media reports suggest that because of a defendants perceived…

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NACDL Review To Finding the Right Criminal Defense Attorney

ByChristopher J McCann

nacdl.org review of the National-Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Everyone deserves justice—even the one condemned for a crime. Therefore, finding the right criminal defense attorney is a must. Being a suspect for something unlawful is a heavy situation for anyone, especially if that person is not really involved with the incident. However, it would take…

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Resisting, Delaying or Obstructing Officer under Penal Code 148(a)(1)

ByMatthew J Cohen

California Penal Code section 148.  (a) (1) says in relevant part that every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office or employment, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand…

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Westminster Courthouse – Moving in and Out

ByHieu Vu Esq

Westminster Courthouse and it’s Courtrooms. Westminster Courthouse has many different functions.  The courthouse handles criminal cases, landlord tenant, civil restraining orders, and traffic cases.  Since I am a criminal defense attorney, I will only talk about the criminal and traffic cases at the Westminster Courthouse. Traffic Cases at the Westminster Courthouse. Traffic cases at the Westminster…