DUI Probation Violation | Orange County
DUI Probation Violation | Orange County
If you were convicted of an Orange County DUI, your sentence will most likely include a period of time on probation. Probation is a part of many DUI sentences. Probation is a period of time, set by the court, where you have to abide by agreed upon terms and are held accountable to the court if you violate those terms. For felony DUI probation, you will likely be supervised by…
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With New Exceptions, Employers Can Mandate That Employees Get Vaccinated
With New Exceptions, Employers Can Mandate That Employees Get Vaccinated With an increased presence of the delta variant of covid-19 sweeping across the nation, institutions are being forced to make tough decisions when it comes to the vaccine. Many colleges, like California state schools, are requiring vaccines to attend on-campus classes and live in on-campus housing. This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that public employees, along with on-site private or…
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Supreme Court Conservative Majority Makes a U-Turn On Life Sentences Without Parole For Juveniles
Supreme Court Conservative Majority Makes a U-Turn On Life Sentences Without Parole For Juveniles Due to the recent Supreme Court appointments made by former President Trump, the Supreme Court has now become predominantly conservative. Rulings are now being made by six conservative Justices and three liberal Justices, which means Supreme Court decisions are being weighed by a conservative majority. The Supreme Court has recently ruled over a case regarding the…
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Opposing Views on Victim’s Testimony in Domestic Violence Cases in California
Domestic violence crimes continue to be a major issue in California across all socio-economic and age groups. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 32.9% of women and 27.3% of men in California are victims of domestic violence. California Penal Code 243(e)(1) classifies domestic violence as a misdemeanor punishable by one year in county jail. Penal Code Section Section 273.5 classifies corporal injury to: a spouse, co-habitant, co-parent, former…
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TRUMP FEDERAL JUDGES MOVING TO VOID GUN LAWS IN CALIFORNIA DESIGNED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
In August of 2020, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in the case of Duncan v. Becerra that the Second Amendment bans the state of California from prohibiting (under California Penal Code section 32310) the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines (LCM), which are defined as magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. The law was enacted to address the issue of gun violence…
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Are Gun Stores Essential During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Are Gun Stores Essential During the Coronavirus Pandemic The short answer is it depends! Gun sales across the country have skyrocketed as people are panic-buying firearms during the coronavirus pandemic. With everyone trying to safely navigate new social distancing measures, there is a dispute as to whether firearms stores and gun ranges should be considered essential businesses. 2nd Amendment Rights The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides for…
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Supreme Court Sides with Therapists on Child Pornography Reporting Law
A California Supreme Court decision could have major implications for a law requiring psychotherapists to crireport patients who, in the course of therapy, admit to having viewed or downloaded child pornography. Since 2014, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) requires therapistds to contact law enforcement anytime a patient admits to these acts--due to the expansion of the definition of “sexual exploitation” with Assembly Bill 1775. A group of…
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3 Men Exonerated After 36 Years Imprisonment for “Georgetown Jacket” Murder
After spending 36 years in prison for being falsely convicted of murder, Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart have been released. Their exoneration came after a reexamination of their case revealed that police coercion towards witnesses resulted in a wrongful conviction for all three men. History of the Case On Thanksgiving Day 1983, Chestnu, Watkins and Stewart, who were 16 years old at the time, were arrested and charged…
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California’s Cash Bail Phase Out Is On Hold
Sixty percent of people arrested in California never face a criminal charge. According to one study, as many as 48,000 county jail inmates have not been convicted of anything. In many cases, those people are serving time in jail because they could not afford to pay for bail to secure their release. A recent change to California’s bail system aims to end that problem by eliminating the favoritism towards those…
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CALIFORNIA LIMITS THE USE OF THE KILL ZONE THEORY OF LIABILITY FOR MURDER CHARGES
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision which strictly limits a prosecutor’s ability to convict a defendant of attempted murder based on a “kill zone” theory of liability. In cases where defendants are charged with attempted murder under the kill zone theory, prosecutors have been able to argue a defendant’s intent to kill each member within a group of individuals when the defendant’s actions placed the potential victim(s) within…
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