How to Testify as a Witness at Trial -- by Robert Sanger, Sanger & Swysen
Apr 02, 2011
Tell the Truth First and foremost, tell the truth. If you go into court with the intention of deceiving or out right lying, it is not gong to be pleasant. It is a felony to commit perjury and you w...
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Over-Federalization and Over-Criminalization
Mar 19, 2011
The Federal Criminal Law The federal government used to have very little authority over ordinary business. The U.S. Customs Service evolved into a taxing authority in the earlydevelpment of the Unit...
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A Guide to the "Letter" Received After a Shoplifting Incident -- by Robert Sanger, Sanger & Swysen
Mar 13, 2011
Being Detained for Shoplifting When someone has been detained by a store for shoplifting, the store can call the police and have the person arrested or cited to court for a criminal case. Or, they c...
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"The Postal Inspector Only Rings Once" Govenment Investigations by Robert Sanger, Sanger & Swysen
Feb 27, 2011
Warning Signs Metaphorically, and quite literally, when the Postal Inspector makes his or her presence known, the business and its lawyers need to take action immediately. This applies equally to th...
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Guide to 1203.4 Relief in California
Feb 27, 2011
How do You Qualify? If you have been convicted of a crime and placed on probation, whether it is a felony or a misdemeanor, and you sucessfully completed that probation, you may qualify for 1203.4 re...
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Guide to Being Represented by Counsel in California
Feb 27, 2011
What to Do? If you have been contacted by the authorities in an investigation about violation of a law or if you have been arrested or charged with a crime, you should immediately contact a lawyer. ...
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Guide to a California Adult Probation Violation -- by Robert Sanger, Sanger & Swysen
Feb 26, 2011
What to Do -- Obtain a Lawyer If you are on adult Probation in California, it means that you have been convicted of an offense and that you have agreed to abide by certain conditions instead of being...
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New California Criminal laws for 2011, Part 3
Feb 05, 2011
Domestic Violence Changes Payments are increased under Penal Code Section 1203.097 to $400 for domestic violence probationers. A witness may be deemed unavailable under a new subdivision (a)(6) to E...
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New California Criminal Laws for 2011, Part 2 -- by Robert Sanger, Sanger & Swysen
Feb 05, 2011
A Couple of Anti-Fraud Provisions and Theft Fraud can be prosecuted under a number of existing state and federal laws. Nevertheless, we now have a new code section, Military and Veterans Code Sectio...
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New California Criminal Laws of 2011, Part 1
Feb 05, 2011
Introduction The 2009-10 Legislative Session has turned out a certain number of laws that are subject to the criticism that has been correctly leveled at the legislature over the past twenty to thirt...
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