A. Recent changes in Federal marijuana laws enforcement policies As California commences the legalization of recreational marijuana possession and use on January 1, 2018, the state has found itself in the cross current between State and Federal marijuana laws. Many residents of California think that because they comply with California marijuana laws they are not [...]
Defendant California Criminal Cases Involving Informants Sometimes when arrested for a crime in California, it is quite common for police to use confidential and non-confidential informants when conducting a criminal investigation. Certain legal issues arise when an arrest is made and charges are filed against someone accused of a crime based on the use of [...]
Defending Criminal Cases in California --- Prosecutorial Misconduct Recently, it has come to light that dozens of persons accused of serious crimes in California were convicted on the heels of a prosecutor cheating or acting unethically in a case, often time referred to as prosecutorial misconduct. Specifically, wrongful convictions included Christopher James Lloyd who suffered a [...]
The shock and for many sadness of the recent presidential election results has led many people across the country to protest. They believe is a President-Elect who does not stand for all people of the United States. Recently in Los Angeles protest, hundreds of people were detained, cited and even arrested for alleged vandalism, criminal [...]
Defending Drug Charges in California Whether a person is caught with a recreational amount of drugs or with a large amount of methamphetamine, they may be facing a substantial prison sentence in a California state prison. In many instances when a person in California is charged with possession for sale of drugs in California they [...]