THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK IF RESISTING A “SCHOOL COP” THINK AGAIN-YOU COULD GO TO JAIL (PENAL CODE SECTION 148)
THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK IF RESISTING A “SCHOOL COP” THINK AGAIN-YOU COULD GO TO JAIL (PENAL CODE SECTION 148)
The Orange County resisting arrest lawyers at Wallin & Klarich want to share with you another interesting new ruling. The Court of Appeals has recently held that any student that "resists" a school security officer can be punished as if he/she is resisting arrest from a police officer. The juvenile can be found guilty of the misdemeanor crime of Penal Code Section 148 (a)(1). If the juvenile is found guilty…
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The Illegal Possession of Adderall Among our Youth
The California drug possession defense lawyers at Wallin & Klarich have represented many client cases pertinent to juvenile drug crimes. With no doubt, many of these kids just need to be understood, and they need to be instructed upon the consequences of their actions. I don't intend to criticize or scold anyone with this video, but I do want to tell you a few facts about the illegal selling and…
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Battle over Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Continues
In yet another twist and turn, the California drug crimes lawyers at Wallin & Klarich provide you with another example of the ongoing battle over medical marijuana dispensaries in Calfiornia. The Los Angeles Court of Appeals ruled that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors could NOT ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in portions of LA County. The Court of Appeals made clear that current California law controls over local…
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CALIFORNIA’S NEW FELONY SENTENCING LAW SHRUNK STATE PRISON POPULATION AS IT GREATLY INCREASED COUNTY JAIL TOTALS
On October 1, 2011 in response to a federal court order that the State of California reduce its horribly overcrowded prison population, the legislature changed the California felony sentencing law and made many lower level felonies in California punishable by time in county jail and not in state prison. What has been the impact of this important law change? In an 8 month period, since the changes to California's felony…
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Former OC Priest Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation (PC 288)
The Orange County Child Molestation Lawyers at Wallin & Klarich have learned that a former Orange County priest has plead guilty to charges of molesting a 7 year-old boy at a Costa Mesa church in 1994. Denis Lyons, 78, of Seal Beach, admitted to four felony counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 14 in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Lyons' alleged victim says he was molested in…
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Scott Peterson’s Lawyer Finally Files Appeal 8 Years after his Conviction (PC 187)
Something is very wrong with our criminal justice system. A man is found guilty of murder in California (PC 187) and sentenced to death. Our justice system is so backed up with death penalty appeals that it takes EIGHT YEARS for the appellate brief to be filed with the California Supreme Court. Now it will take at least another two years for the Attorney General to respond to the appeal…
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Former San Diego Firefighter Re-Arrested on Child Molestation Charges (PC 288)
This is the type of case that the Riverside Child Molestation Defense Attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have successfully defended for decades. A former San Diego County firefighter--awaiting trial on charges that he raped and photographed his unconscious fiancée in Murrieta--is now accused of molesting two young children, according to Riverside County Prosecutors. William Robert Bolduc, a 56-year-old San Diego resident, has pleaded not guilty to rape and other sex…
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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners Arrested by Federal Authorities
The ongoing battle between California medical marijuana laws and the federal government's laws which restrict such establishments heated up recently when six defendants, including the owners of medical marijuana dispensaries, were arrested on federal charges. Those accused should retain an experienced California drug crimes lawyer to defend them immediately. While California state law allows for medical marijuana to be lawfully sold from "authorized" dispensaries, the federal government continues to threaten…
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Marine Faces Three Counts of Vehicular Manslaughter after Death of Three Fellow Marines [CPC 191.5(b)]
A 25 year old Marine, Jared Ray Hale, stands accused of three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in Orange County. It is alleged he was driving his car while intoxicated when it slammed into a tree killing his three passengers, all of whom were marines stationed with him at Camp Pendleton. Mr. Hale is in dire need of an experienced vehicular homicide defense attorney in Orange County, who…
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US Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional to Sentence Juveniles to Life in Jail without Parole
As reported by the LA Times on January 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional to sentence any juvenile tried as an adult who is under 18 to a life sentence behind bars with no chance to be released. The court's majority (a 5-4 vote) found it to be a "cruel and unusual punishment" under the constitution because our society requires every judge to consider carefully a juvenile's…
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