In my fourteen years of practice, I have religiously adhered to the principal that the way you get excellent results for your clients is by dismantling the prosecution’s case on a factual level. In other words, I prepare every case for trial from day number one, knowing that either the prosecutor will wind up offering…
Yes, even county prosecutors are susceptible to the Child Abuse Central Index, commonalty referred to as the C.A.C.I. Believe it or not, the name of a Deputy District Attorney in Orange County along with his wife’s name were added to the C.A.C.I. and their names remained on the index for approximately 11 months. The prosecutor’s…
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…
It is vital to seek the help of an attorney that has experience specifically in juvenile court because it’s a different world. In juvenile court the terminology is different, the procedures are different and even the law can be different. Many defense attorneys practice mostly in adult criminal courts and will from time to time…
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Murder and PTSD by Randall T. Longwith, Esq. What effect, if any, does military service during war time have on the human psyche? Can it cause someone to kill? Recently, the New York Times published a report that details the number of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Veterans involved in killings throughout the United States… and…
This Friday we have another teenager caught up in the criminal justice system. We no longer live in an era where boys will be allowed to be “just boys”. Any kind of bullying, or threat will be taken very seriously in schools. This week, a Mira Costa High School student was arrested on suspicion of…
There are many reasons why a person should not represent themselves in any type of proceeding. Below are just a few. 10. Its stressful. There are reasons why so many attorneys commit suicide and turn to alcohol. 9. It is not as fun as it is on tv. Trials do not happen in 30 minutes…
This week’s Friday story makes me think that the following cities are pretty safe when it comes to violent crime: El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. This is because officers spent this week in a sting operation to – wait for it – cite people for buying alcohol for minors. Seriously?! Officers enlisted minors…
40509.5 Hold- How to Clear a 40509.5 hold and get your license back Is your license suspended from a 40509.5 hold? Want to get it back? When you miss a court date on a California Traffic Ticket, the court has several options which include issuing a warrant, adding a new misdemeanor charge pursuant to VC…
People who have plead guilty to a misdemeanor or a felony are often placed on probation. There are many terms to probation and if all the terms are not complied with fully, a person can be charged with a violation of probation. As a result, their probation will be revoked; a possible consequence is…
