Granddaughter Guilty of Financial Elder Abuse Through Embezzlement and Moving Grandmother Out of Home
Mar 08, 2012
Our office receives numerous phone calls about financial elder abuse, usually involving quit claim deeds of property and / or second mortgages that go unpaid, resulting in a home foreclosure. It is...
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Court Reverses Felony False Impersonation Conviction Involving Use of Birth Certificate
Mar 06, 2012
California Penal Code 529 makes it a crime to use a false identity to create or exploit a written instrument. The statutes intent is to make it illegal for one to create liability for an impersonat...
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Federal Court Rules Collection of DNA from Felony Arrestee Constitutional
Mar 05, 2012
Federal Court Rules Collection of DNA from Felony Arrestee Constitutional
Over the last year, the Ninth Circuit and more than one California Court of Appeal have ruled on the constitutionality of Cali...
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Court Vacates Sentence of 150 Years to Life By Dismissing Three Prior Strikes
Mar 02, 2012
Californias Three Strikes law contains sentencing requirements that add time to ones sentence if the individual has a prior conviction for a strike offense. Strike offenses are generally described a...
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Conviction Reversed for Burglary by Acetylene Torch at Best Buy
Feb 28, 2012
In the early morning hours of June 3, 2008, a silent alarm was triggered at a Murietta Best Buy. Police arrived and found a large hole cut in a side steel door leading into the store that appeared...
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Immigration Consequences of a Conviction for a Drug Offense
Feb 27, 2012
With the exception of limited marijuana offenses, legal aliens are subject to deportation once convicted of any drug (or narcotic) crime inCalifornia. 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(B). Any means simple pos...
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Immigration Consequences a Conviction for Shoplifting
Feb 22, 2012
Shoplifting can occur in every socio-economic class, including legal immigrants, whether they be legal permanent residents, visa holders (such as on student visas or work visas), asylees or refuge...
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Immigration Consequences a Conviction for Domestic Violence
Feb 21, 2012
Our office often represents folks accused of domestic violence and who are not U.S. citizens. A big issue is consequently the effect of a conviction on their ability to legally remain in the United S...
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What Happens If Police Say I Refused a Breath or Blood Test?
Feb 20, 2012
Our office often receives phone calls from folks who are arrested for DUI and are told by police that they must submit to a breath or blood test of their blood alcohol level. In perhaps five to ten ...
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Street Terrorism Sentence Stricken When Defendant Already Punished for Underlying Arson and Criminal
Feb 16, 2012
Street Terrorism Sentence Stricken When Defendant Already Punished for Underlying Arson and Criminal Threats
Michael Hong Louie and Soriyaa Ek were both validated gang members. They were convicted o...
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