Hearsay and Out of Court Statements in California: What your Criminal Defense Attorney Needs to Know
Hearsay and Out of Court Statements in California: What your Criminal Defense Attorney Needs to Know
You're charged with a crime. Does victim identification always have to be confirmed in court? The answer is not always. In California one of the exceptions is in California Evidence Code 1240. That allows some out of court statements of a witness where the statement was made spontaneously while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by such perception. The recent case of People v. Stamphill is a…
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Los Angeles County Child Custody and Support Attorneys
Los Angeles County, California is the largest county by population in the United States at over 10 million people. There are countless attractions throughout LA County, from hiking and skiing in the mountains in the eastern and southeastern portions of the county to the beaches along the Pacific coast. There are also numerous theme and amusement parks, including Six Flags and Universal Studios Hollywood, as well as many popular museums,…
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Orange County Felony Charges Against Couple
Orange County Couple is Arrested in State's Biggest Fraud Case Ever, and Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney A Laguna Hills couple has been arrested on charges of alleged fraud in California of nearly $30 million in insurance premiums. 50-year-old Michael Vincent Petronella and his 44-year-old wife Devon Lynn Kile are facing 106 felony counts including conspiracy, insurance fraud, tax charges and theft and are facing up to 102 years…
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California Deportation for Drunk Driving (California Vehicle Code Sections 14601)
Deportation for Drunk Driving? You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney A new court decision may allow persons convicted of drunk driving in California to be deported. On March 4, 2009, the United States Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit decided the case of Marmolejo-Campos v. Holder. In the decision, the court said that if you are an immigrant and you commit a crime of moral turpitude, you could be…
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California Robbery with Multiple Employees Present Influences Charges
California Supreme Court Confirms Its Position on Robbery Issue, Meaning You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney The California Supreme Court recently clarified a conflict in the Court of Appeal concerning whether, for purposes of Robbery, all employees have constructive possession of the employer's property while on duty and thus may be separate victims of the employer's business. The court held that all employees on duty during a robbery in…
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California Division of Juvenile Justice
The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is part of California's criminal justice system that deals exclusively with the crimes and subsequent punishment and rehabilitation of our youth. Originally known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), the division began in 1943, providing training and parole supervision for juvenile and young adult offenders. The DJJ's mission is to protect the public from criminal activity. The law mandates the Division to: • Provide…
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San Diego County Divorce and Family Law Attorneys
San Diego County is the second most populated county in California. San Diego County is just north of the Mexican border and located near the Pacific Ocean. In 2008, the estimated population was 3,146,274. The county seat is the city of San Diego. Out of about 994, 677 households, thirty-four percent had children under the age of 18 living with them and fifty percent were married couples living together. Given…
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Juvenile Sex Crime Appealed
Cursory Investigation of Potentially Exculpatory Evidence Amounts to Inadequate Assistance of Counsel for Minor – Why You Need an Experienced Juvenile Defense Attorney When hiring a criminal defense attorney in California to represent your child, be sure he/she is competent, aggressive and thorough. In the case of In re Edward S. 2009 DJDAR 6066, the Court of Appeal ruled that a minor's trial had to be reversed and remanded back…
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Damaging Evidence Taken From Facebook and Myspace: Yet Another Example of Why You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney
This story is an interesting case. According to the article, it might be unethical for an attorney who represents someone to ask the opponent witness or alleged victim in a case to be a friend by using a fake friend request on What does that mean? That means your attorney can't ask to "friend" the alleged victim in a case without disclosing the fact that it's the attorney who is…
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West Covina Divorce and Family Law Attorneys
The city of West Covina is in Los Angeles County, California and located in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. West Covina was originally an agricultural area cultivating oranges and walnuts, but has grown into a suburban area with more than ninety percent of its land developed. The reported population in 2008 was 112,666 people in which out of 31,411 households, forty-one percent had children under the age of eighteen living…
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