SEX OFFENDER PAROLEE ARRESTED FOR PAROLE VIOLATION LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON – PENAL CODE SECTION 3040 ET AL.
SEX OFFENDER PAROLEE ARRESTED FOR PAROLE VIOLATION LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON – PENAL CODE SECTION 3040 ET AL.
On November 17, 2010, sometime between 4:30 and 5:00 PM, paroled sex offender Lawrence Brown was released from prison. At 5:29 PM, police stopped his vehicle, arrested him for a parole violation, and he was headed back to prison. One of Brown's parole terms was that he not be alone with another female in a vehicle. After his release, Brown was picked up by a female friend. His friend was…
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BARSTOW COP CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME, ASSAULT – P.C. 240, P.C. 415, P.C. 422.6(A)
On November 19, 2010, San Bernardino officials stated that Jimmy Alfred Walker, a Barstow police officer, faces misdemeanor assault, hate crime, and disturbing the peace charges for an incident that occurred in August. Sometime after midnight, the Hesperia Sheriff's Department received a call from a 911 operator about a fight in progress. When sheriffs arrived at the scene, Walker was allegedly assaulting a man and a woman. Walker, who is…
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TRIAL COURT MUST TRAIL CASE IF REQUEST IS MADE WITHIN THE STATUTORY PERIOD EVEN IF PROSECUTION CANNOT SHOW GOOD CAUSE – P.C. SECTION 1382(a)(3); P.C. SECTION 1050
On October 25, 2010, in People v. Graves, the California Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's dismissal of appellant's case even though, on the day of trial, the prosecution requested to trail beyond the statutory deadline without good cause. On December 23, 2004, appellant Michael Graves was charged with misdemeanor battery against his wife and his mother-in-law. He did not show up to his original arraignment date and a…
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Armed robbers take over 100 copies of “Call of Duty: Black Ops” before it hits shelves – PC 211
Approaching the release of the highly anticipated video game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops," two men armed with semi-automatic weapons held up a Gamestop and made off with over 100 copies of the game. The robbery took place on Saturday as the employees of the Baltimore-area gaming retail store was closing shop for the night. Although no one was injured, the bandits reportedly took cash, some video game consoles, and…
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FEDERAL COURT RULES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PERMITTED TO PUT GPS DEVICE ON YOUR VEHICLE TO MONITOR YOU EVEN IF YOUR CAR IS PARKED ON YOUR PROPERTY
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, allows government agents to enter onto your property and plant a GPS device on your car without a warrant. According to this ruling, this does not violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because only individuals with gates, fences, or a no-trespassing signs can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their driveway. The ruling on August 12, 2010…
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How Legal Medical Marijuana Possession Can Still Result In Your Arrest And Drug Possession Charges – California Health and Safety Code Section 11359
It was recently reported that probation conditions prohibiting marijuana apply when the restriction of marijuana is reasonably related to a defendant's current criminal case. In December 2006, Thomas Theodore Brooks was arrested after being found in possession of cannabis and methamphetamine. The trial court placed him on formal probation for three years. One of the terms of his probations required that he not be in possession of illegal drugs unless…
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DUI and Evading Police
Pablo Santiago, age 21, was arrested recently by Carlsbad police after trying to get away from them by running. Santiago was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when an officer spotted him driving erratically on the streets of Carlsbad. The officer attempted to pull Santiago over but Santiago sped away. According to the report by San Diego 10 News, Santiago later stopped the car, exited, and began to run…
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California Supreme Court holds that criminal cases must be dismissed if the State violates the right of the accused to a “speedy trial.”
In upholding 18 criminal case dismissals, a ruling passed down by the California Supreme Court unanimously rejected Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco's argument that that all available courtrooms should have been converted to help deal with the severe backlog of criminal cases that were awaiting trial. The backlog of pending criminal cases in Riverside County was so overwhelming that a number of them had been dismissed due to the…
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PC 261 Rape – Television Dance Competition Choreographer Facing Allegations Of Rape
Alex Da Silva, a well-known dancer and choreographer is best known for his is work on the television show 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Da Silva was arrested at his Los Angeles home on muliple allegations of Penal Code 261 rape. Four of Da Silva's former dance students have made rape allegations against the choreographer. Da Silva has previously been accused of sexually assaulting three women. However, at the…
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Former Television Dance Competition Judge Facing Charges Of Child Molestation
Former reality show judge Shane Sparks faces eight counts of PC 288, lewd conduct in Los Angeles County. Sparks, who prior to being arrested on charges, was a judge on the television dance competition 'America's Best Dance Crew'. Sparks is charged with eight counts of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14. California Penal Code Section 288 states in pertinent part that "any person who willfully and…
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