Pages like Craiglist and Backpage offer internet users looking for goods or services an easy and convenient way to purchase items and obtain services. However, those individuals looking for “erotic services” need to use caution. Whether you are looking for an innocent massage or something more, undercover officers are on the lookout for illegal prostitution activities.
Errol Cook, Esq.
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So I know a guy, let’s call him Innocent, who is facing 6 years in prison for, literally, standing around doing nothing. Innocent lives in an apartment building in Los Angeles, is (was) gainfully employed, and has had no trouble with the law in 10 years (10 years ago, he had a conviction for 1st…
Do you have a case where you are stuck with a straight felony? Check again, you may have a “stealth wobbler” on your hands. We all know of Penal Code 17(b) reducing wobblers from felonies to misdemeanors, but many people don’t know about Penal Code 18(b), introducing the “stealth wobbler.” Now, if you would have…
An article published in the Daily Breeze printed January 1, 2002, details the overturning of a convicted Robber. After serving 2 years, George Lopez was released from prison. All charges were dismissed. “Lopez was convicted after witnesses identified him as the gunman in the robbery at Commercial Credit Corp. But jurors were never told that…
Former Los Angeles Laker power forward Matt Barnes got hooked up yesterday by the Manhattan Beach Police Department. Barnes has posted $51,000 in bail (that’s likely about $5k to a bail bond company for those of you keeping score at home) and he is now a free man again. Barnes is also currently a…
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This morning at my clients DMV hearing, I had the opportunity to speak with the CHP officer who had arrested my client for DUI. While we were waiting in the lobby at the DMV Driver’s Safety Office I was trying to get a feel of the officers experience on the field since you looked fairly…
This week’s Friday Favorite is about some teenagers trying to avoid bad grades by cheating, then getting caught. Fail! On Thursday, three Palos Verdes High School juniors were arrested on suspicion of breaking into classrooms, hacking into four teachers’ computers and changing their grades online. They also reportedly broke into classrooms late at night to…
