The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects your right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures. That means the cops can’t search your body, your house, your purse, your man-bag, or your vehicle unless they have “probable cause,” or in some cases, “reasonable suspicion” (reasonable suspicion is something less than probable cause). Every…
As a California Criminal Defense Lawyer I get calls every day from people looking to clean up their criminal record. Cleaning up a California criminal record can done for many reasons. Most of the time the motivation to do something about an old criminal conviction in California comes from one of following factors: 1-Employment-Cleaning up…
A man who spent the last 27 years in prison after being convicted of murder in 1985 out of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Courthouse, had his conviction overturned by a Pasadena Judge yesterday. The conviction stemmed from a murder that had taken place in 1984 in South Pasadena. The man, who elected…
If you are facing DUI charges in California, I hope you weren’t driving too fast. What’s too fast? Vehicle Code (VC) 23582 says that if you are guilty of a DUI and were driving 30 mph over the speed limit on a freeway, or 20 mph over the speed limit on any street or highway when…
It’s not a distant planet. It’s not a Kama Sutra move. It’s a DUI field sobriety test. And it’s coming to hipster parties near you. The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus is one of many field sobriety tests given by law enforcement to determine whether you are under the influence of alcohol. “Nystagmus” means a jerking of…
I once heard some guys joking around saying “old enough to pee, good enough for me,” of course they were at the bar checking out some young girls who I hoped were over 18. I’m not a boy, but if I were, I would probably (1) remember my dad teaching me to play catch, and…
One of the most common traffic tickets is the classic California speeding ticket. Getting pulled over by a cop and being issued a ticket for speeding is definitely not a good feeling. Even having a close call can ruin your day. Nobody likes to see that radar gun pointed in your direction. When…
This is a question I get A LOT. How do I stay out of jail on my 2nd DUI offense in California? If you have been charged with a 2nd DUI offense in California within 10 years you are subject to enhanced sentencing under the California Vehicle Code and part of the mandatory minimum sentence…
When dealing with family law, restraining order, or criminal cases in Los Angeles, Orange County or the Inland Empire, it’s important to consider the services of a quality Private Investigator. The right investigation can make or break your case and as an attorney dealing with these kind of cases everyday, I can tell you there…
I just represented a client arrested on a PC 211 Estes robbery charge in Los Angeles county criminal court. On the Los Angeles robbery charge she was being held on $100,000 bail and the family didn’t know what to do. They wanted to bail her out but didn’t want to spend $10,000 only to see…
