Bad Check Criminal Charges in Las Vegas
Jul 17, 2012
In Nevada, it is a called a marker when you borrow money from a casino. If you do not pay back the marker, you may be charged and convicted of a felony, which carries a possible prison sentence. A felo...
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Get your felony reduced to misdemeanor before expunging your case
May 07, 2012
How does the court decide whether your felony conviction should be reduced?
Get your felony reduced to misdemeanor before expunging your case
The difference between a misdemeanor and a felony is not ...
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After an arrest, call a criminal attorney
Apr 09, 2012
Many do not understand is the consequence of calling the police.
After an arrest, call a criminal attorney
When someone calls the police, there will likely be an incident report and an arrest can occur...
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The Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 put California in the forefront...
Feb 19, 2012
Victims rights
Crime victims as defined under the California Constitution is a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as a result of the commission or attem...
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Withdrawing a guilty plea
Feb 06, 2012
In compliance with the holding of Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S.238, when a guilty or nolo contendere plea (which is treated the same as a guilty plea) is entered, the record must show that the defe...
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Concealed weapons at airports
Jan 17, 2012
It is also not rare that clients are stopped for a traffic violation and a search ensues and such illegal weapons are seized.
On January 4, 2012, the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA...
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What to do in case of arrest
Jan 10, 2012
Costly fines, suspension of drivers license, mandatory counseling, lifetime sex registration, and deportation are some consequences to criminal arrest.
If arrested, what do you do?
The holiday season m...
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Internet censorship bill ‘duplicates’ existing law
Jan 10, 2012
Fairfax,Va.Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson praised California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, for opposing legislation he said would give the governm...
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Criminal sentencing and provisions of the Eighth Amendment
Dec 21, 2011
Because of the range of punishment, a judge will consider certain aggravating or mitigating circumstances.
Judges, not juries, determine punishments for crime (in capital punishment cases, the jury usu...
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Another celebrity death probe in the heart of Hollywood
Nov 27, 2011
The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office announced that it would launch a new investigation into the events of the death of actress Natalie Wood on Thanksgiving weekend of November 28, 1981. The sheriffs...
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