Two Elected San Bernardino County Officials Charged with Bribery and Why You Need an Experienced Southern California Defense Attorney to Represent You – California Penal Code Section 641
Two Elected San Bernardino County Officials Charged with Bribery and Why You Need an Experienced Southern California Defense Attorney to Represent You – California Penal Code Section 641
It was recently reported that two San Bernardino officials have been charged with over a dozen felony counts, including bribery and misappropriation of public funds. Former Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Postmus and former Assistant County Assessor Jim Erwin are accused of accepting $100,000 apiece from land development company Colonies Partners to settle a lawsuit the company filed against the city for $102 million. The lawsuit was filed because the…
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Discretionary Procedural Rulings In Appellate Matters Are Not Automatically Inadequate For the Purposes of the Adequate State Ground Doctrine
In answering the question of whether discretionary procedural rulings are "automatically inadequate" to bar federal habeas corpus review, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that a state procedural rule is not automatically "inadequate" under the adequate state ground doctrine because the state rule is discretionary rather than mandatory. ﴾Beard v. Kindler ﴾Dec. 8, 2009﴿ 08-992, 2009 U.S. LEXIS 8944﴿. Under the adequate state ground doctrine, a federal habeas court…
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I am Accused of Corporal Injury on My Spouse or Partner – What Should I Do? – California Penal Code Section 273.5
Corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant is a serious crime in California, and you could face severe consequences if you are convicted of this crime. That is why you need to act now. If you or someone you know has been charged with corporal injury on a spouse or partner under California Penal Code section 273.5, you should immediately contact an experienced criminal defense attorney. An experienced criminal defense…
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Los Angeles Assault and Battery Criminal Defense Attorney
Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest in the U.S. Over 3.8 million residents call Los Angeles home within its stretch of 498.3 square miles. As a major section of one of the most populated and most diverse counties (Los Angeles County) in the United States, the city of Los Angeles was named the world's eighth most economically powerful city by in 2008. In such…
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I am Accused of Battery on My Spouse – What Should I Do? – California Penal Code Section 243
Under California Penal Code Section 243, battery upon a spouse or cohabitant is any willful and unlawful touching in a harmful or offensive manner upon a spouse, a cohabitant or any person in which the defendant has been dating. A cohabitant is defined as someone who you live with. These are serious charges in California, and you face severe consequences if you are convicted of this crime. However, an experienced criminal…
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I am Accused of Child Endangerment – What Should I Do? – California Penal Code Section 273a
California Penal Code Section 273a defines child endangerment as any person causing great bodily harm or death to a child. This crime includes inflicting physical abuse upon a child, but also punishes any person who allows for a child to physically or mentally suffer. In other words, a person may be convicted of child endangerment if they cause any physical or mental harm to a child. The definition of child…
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Simi Valley DMV Hearings and DUI Defense Attorneys
Simi Valley, proud home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, is a commuter town in Southern California that faces the larger city of Ventura. The scenic Simi Valley draws a dense population of families to enjoy the likes of its Santa Susana Mountain range and Simi Hills. The estimated population of 118,687 inhabitants of Simi Valley can freely access the Ronald Reagan Freeway, a near route to Downtown Los Angeles.…
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I am Accused of Corporal Injury on a Child – What Should I Do? – California Penal Code Section 273d
Anyone who has been charged with corporal injury on a child, under California Penal Code Section 273d, should be prepared to retain an experienced criminal defense attorney. An experienced criminal defense attorney will know how to examine all the circumstances surrounding your case to secure the most favorable result. Corporal injury on a child is defined as an infliction of a physical punishment on a child that results in a…
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The Federal Government Has Charged Four Police Officers with Covering up Racially Motivated Deadly Beating of a Mexican Immigrant
The federal government has accused four police officers in orchestrating a cover-up in a deadly beating of a Mexican immigrant by two popular high school football players. The two youths had been charged with a hate crime because during the beating they made racially motivated comments. The U.S. Attorney's Office has charged the four police officers, including a police chief, with witness and evidence tempering, conspiring to obstruct justice, and…
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Police Can Legally Stop a Vehicle in California Even If a Temporary Operating Permit Attached To a Rear Window
The California appellate court has held that even though a vehicle does in fact have a temporary operating permit displayed somewhere on the vehicle, if the police officer does not see the temporary operating permit, and the vehicle does not have license plates, then the stop of the vehicle is legal. People v. Dotson ﴾3rd Dist., Nov. 30, 2009﴿ 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1904﴿. In Dotson, the defendant, a convicted…
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