http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/ Published by Wallin & Klarich en-us 2012-02-03T17:24:49-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/02/court_realignment_law_results.html Many California jails are overcrowded and to comply with the law must release inmates early from their sentence. Due to this fact many of those accused of crimes are choosing to serve their entire sentence and reject probation. This is... Probation southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-02-03T17:24:49-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/02/theives_break_into_courthouse.html In a story straight out of the wild wild west, two men broke into the Siskiyou County courthouse in the early morning hours and smashed open a display case containing approximately $3 million in gold nuggets. This particular act of... Burglary southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-02-02T12:28:04-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/in_one_of_the_most.html In one of the most important criminal appeals decisions by the high court in years, the United States Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement cannot place a GPS device on or within your vehicle without your knowledge unless they first... Appeals southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-24T15:08:43-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/never_give_up_on_your_criminal.html People often call us and ask if there is anything that can be done for their loved one who is in prison after their initial criminal appeals have been denied. The United States Supreme Court recently answered that question in... Appeals southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-17T15:11:33-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/court_of_appeals_outlaws_judic.html For hundreds of years California criminal judges have been allowed to make an “offer” to a defendant facing a felony charges when the District Attorney refuses to do so. This has been called an “indicated sentence”. The judge tells the... Criminal Defense southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-16T12:01:06-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/your_miranda_rights_are_going.html The Miranda decision was decided decades ago. When the decision was reached by the United States Supreme Court they made it clear that when you are arrested you must be read your Miranda rights and unless you clearly waive those... Criminal Defense southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-13T15:05:33-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/respected_judge_removed_from_b.html The Committee on Judicial Performance has removed Judge Richard Stanford from serving as a judge. This is sad. Judge Stanford has been a brilliant judge for over 20 years and I have personally known him to be fair and to... southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-12T14:54:47-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/da_attempts_to_retry_case_alre.html How can this happen in our country? One of our clients was formerly prosecuted for child molestation. The evidence against him was weak but the DA pressed the case to trial. The jurors and the judge heard the evidence and... Criminal Defense southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-11T13:59:06-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/when_can_a_police_officer_stop.html An officer who encounters a person under circumstances which reasonably indicate that such a person has committed or was about to commit a crime may temporarily stop that person. The surrounding facts and circumstances dictate (1) the reasonableness of such... southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-05T15:33:14-08:00 http://www.southerncaliforniadefenseblog.com/2012/01/when_are_you_considered_under.html Most people think they are arrested when a police officer says "You Are Under Arrest" or puts you in the back of the police car. This is incorrect. An arrest is the act of legal authority taking actual physical custody... Criminal Defense southerncaliforniadefenseblog-1 2012-01-04T16:55:05-08:00