Sex Offender Registration Act
Jan 26, 2014
If you have been accused of a sex crime in California and convicted of the following offenses, you are subject to Penal Code (PC) 290 sex registration. Duties to register must be strictly complied Dut...
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Miranda Rights
Jan 20, 2014
When the police call you for a “chat”, should you go?
A client calls me after he agreed to meet the detective at the police station and after he “confessed” to the crime. When a police officer or a...
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Obtaining Relief from Lifetime Sex Registration
Jan 06, 2014
Like most questions relating to California Penal Code (PC) § 290 registration as a sex offender, this answer depends on the exact offense of which you were convicted. There are actually a few options ...
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“Erasing” Your Criminal Record
Dec 30, 2013
As the New Year approaches, a new beginning is possible. In these times of high unemployment, stiffer competition and stricter rules in hiring, make sure your criminal record is “fixed.” I had a clien...
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DUI Means Drugs (including prescription drugs) and Alcohol
Dec 19, 2013
With the Holiday season here, you can be sure that the police will be setting up sobriety checkpoints. In California and in many states, police conducting checkpoints must comply with a strict guideli...
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Bail
Dec 17, 2013
If you are involved in a criminal case and held in custody, immediately call an attorney. I just had a client this morning call me about her husband being involved in a hit and run case and my first p...
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Plea Bargains in DUI Cases
Dec 08, 2013
Your criminal defense attorney should engage in serious talks with the prosecutor about a plea bargain. The goal is to get the charge and the penalties decreased. One of the lesser offenses is what is...
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Child Custody
Dec 01, 2013
Like most states, the standard for child custody determinations in California is the overall best interest of the child with an emphasis on assuring the “health, safety and safety, and welfare” of the...
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Beware of Charity Scams in Wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Nov 18, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan is the most powerful storm ever to reach land. It battered the Philippines with winds of more than 200 miles, killing thousands, and leaving many more, homeless, hungry and afraid....
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Criminal Penalties for Failure to Pay Child Support
Nov 10, 2013
Why are the states and the federal government using criminal penalties for delinquent child support obligors? Both state and federal laws targeting parents who willfully fail to pay child support to be...
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