Alcohol Monitoring and Drug Testing For Lindsay Lohan After DUI Hearing
Alcohol Monitoring and Drug Testing For Lindsay Lohan After DUI Hearing
Actress Lindsay Lohan will be subject to strict drug testing and will have to wear an alcohol testing device following an appearance in court today to address a DUI hearing the actress failed to appear at last week. Lohan cannot drink alcohol and all of her testing must be done randomly and locally, which may force her to delay shooting a new film in Texas. The judge imposed her orders…
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Woman Convicted of Embezzling $4 Million From 23 California Cities
Belinda Exon, the former president of Rehab Financial Services, a Huntington Beach company, plead guilty to the embezzlement of $3.9 million from 23 California cities. Exon's now-defunct company kept federal housing grant money in escrow meant for city governments for herself to buy land in Arizona and fund two companies for herself. Exon, who relocated to Phoenix, agreed to a plea agreement in which she pled guilty to one felony…
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I am Accused of Robbery – What Should I Do? – California Penal Code Section 211
California Penal Code Section 211 defines robbery as the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear. Felonious taking is defined as the illegal taking away of something. In order to be convicted of robbery the prosecution has the burden to prove that the defendant took property that was not his/her…
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I am Accused of an Internet Crime – What Should I Do?
With the versatility and common usage of computers, California has enacted laws to punish crimes associated with the Internet and computers. Internet crime, or cybercrime, is very broad and can include offenses ranging from criminal threats, to child molestation, to theft or fraud. Prosecutors and investigators at both the state and federal level work in conjunction in internet crime investigations to prosecute the full gamut of computer crimes. Some common…
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Los Angeles District Attorney To Crack Down On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries And How An Experienced Southern California Drug Defense Attorney Can Help You
It was recently reported that Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries for over-the-counter sales of marijuana. In Los Angeles County, patients with a doctor's recommendation can go to a medical marijuana dispensary to purchase their medication. The number of those purchasing cannabis with a doctor's recommendation has steadily risen, increasing demand. With the increase in demand, the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles…
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BAIL MOTION RESULTS IN BAIL BEING LOWERED FROM 750,000 to 100,000 ON SERIOUS FELONY MATTER WINNING CLIENTS RELEASE FROM CUSTODY
On May 21, 2010 Wallin and Klarich filed a formal bail motion on behalf of our client who is facing 11 felony counts of burglary and receiving stolen property. The District Attorneys office had demanded $750,000 bail and the initial judge set the bail at $750,000. However, Wallin and Klarich refused to accept this decision. All defendants are entitled by law to a bail review hearing within five days of…
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal Civil Commitment Statute is Constitutional: Sex Offenders Can Be Kept in Custody Even After Prison Term Ends
In United States v. Comstock, No. 08-1224, the United States Supreme Court recently held that the federal government properly has power under the "Necessary and Proper Clause" to enact a civil commitment statute for "mentally ill, sexually dangerous" federal prisoners, maintaining them in custody beyond the expiration of their criminal sentence. The civil commitment statute, 18 U.S.C. § 4248, requires a federal prisoner who has been convicted of a sexual…
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United States Supreme Court Rules that the Eighth Amendment is Violated When Juveniles are Sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole for Non-Homicide Crimes
In Graham v. Florida, No. 08-7412, the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment bars sentences of life without parole for juveniles not convicted of a homicide offense. The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. In Graham, Graham was 17 years old when he participated with two 20 year olds in an armed and violent home invasion robbery. When he was 16, he had been convicted of…
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Man Stabbed During Fight At The Block In Attempted Murder California Penal Code Section 21a and 187
It was recently reported that authorities are looking for two groups of men that got into a fight which left one man with stab wounds to his body. Authorities reported that a verbal altercation broke out between the groups around 11:30 p.m. inside a T.G.I. Friday's restaurant. The argument precipitated into a violent exchange that spilled into the parking lot. During the brawl, one man revealed a handgun and another…
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Trial for Santa Ana Robbery Begins and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You – California Penal Code section 211
It was recently reported in the OC Register that trial began for the robbery of a Buena Park liquor store. On August 8, 2006, two individuals intentionally shot a liquor store owner and a customer in the head for purposes of avoiding any witnesses to the robbery. The two alleged robbers were William Deshawn Cartlideg and Neil Deontrai Duffey. The prosecution alleged that the two shot, Mote Malhas, the owner…
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