What is Meeting a Child for Lewd Purposes (Penal Code § 288.4)?
May 17, 2013
Meeting a child for lewd purposes conjures up the image of a grown man preying upon a teenage girl who is naively curious about sex. Dateline NBC famously ran a series wherein dozens of men, often marr...
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Man Who Impersonates Female’s Boyfriend While Having Sex Is Improperly Convicted of Rape
May 17, 2013
Victor (last name unavailable) and Jane Doe, age 18, came back to Janes house after a party. Accompanying them was Julio Morales, Victors friend, and several others.
Victor and Jane Doe decided ...
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Federal Judge Incorrectly Classifies Crack Seller as Career Offender
May 17, 2013
Jason Lee was convicted under 21 U.S.C. 847 of distributing crack cocaine. Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles sentenced Lee as a career offender under the U.S....
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Thirteen New Crime-Related Laws to Know for 2013
May 16, 2013
Each year, in early January, there are newspaper articles describing new laws taking effect on January first. The articles summarize a wide variety of laws with consequences ranging from prison to...
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What Is A STATIC-99 Report in a Sex Crime Case?
May 16, 2013
In sex offense cases, it is not uncommon for a judge, the prosecution or a defense attorney to request a STATIC-99 report to further document a defendants danger to society.
Defense attorneys ar...
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Marijuana Grower’s Conviction for Voluntary Manslaughter Upheld from Killing Thief of His Crop
May 16, 2013
Phayvanh Dydouangphan (PD) had the appropriate documents to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes and did so in his backyard. The plants grew so large that people on the Fresno street alongside th...
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Expungement of Petty Theft Conviction a Mistake, Although Defendant Consequently Faces Deportation
May 15, 2013
Defendant Hyung Joon Kim immigrated to the United States from South Korea at age six. He became a lawful permanent resident in 1986, but not a citizen.
While a juvenile, he was arrested multiple...
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Partygoers’ Convictions For Attempted Murder Based on “Kill Zone” Theory Reversed
May 15, 2013
On January 19, 2008, at least 428 people attended an eighteenth birthday party at a Masonic Lodge in Lakewood, California. The party was for twin brothers Randall and Carlton Hook, African-America...
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What is Indecent Exposure (Penal Code § 314)?
May 15, 2013
California Penal Code 314 defines indecent exposure as intentionally exposing oneself or ones private parts in any public place or in any place in the presence of others to be offended or annoyed...
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DUI Arrest Proper When Man Stumbles in Middle of Road While Picking Up Fallen Tools
May 14, 2013
When someone is not observed driving, but appears drunk or intoxicated on drugs, an arrest for DUI merits a closer look.
Sometimes an officer will find someone sleeping in their car on the side ...
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