Los Angeles Teen In Custody on Suspicion of Residential Burglary
Los Angeles Teen In Custody on Suspicion of Residential Burglary
A Los Angeles teen is going to need a top notch Orange County criminal defense attorney after being caught trying to break into a home in Newport Beach and for being in possession of items stolen during an earlier home invasion. Marvion Templeton, 18, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary after neighbors reported a suspicious man knocking on doors and trying to open the doors when nobody answered. When…
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Burglars Make Off With $5 Million in Cash and Jewlery in Home Invasion
A group of burglars made off with a safe containing nearly $5 million in cash and jewels from a Los Angeles home two weeks ago. Police know that there must have been at least two people involved in the heist and probably more, as the safe weighed in at 500 lbs. If caught, the culprits would face first degree burglary charges and felony grand theft charges. The heist was brazen…
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Pasadena Man Not Charged – Yet – With Involuntary Manslaughter for Fake 911 Call
Pasadena police didn't get their wish as the District Attorney declined to file involuntary manslaughter charges against Oscar Carillo of Pasadena, whose 911 call resulted in the shooting death of an unarmed man. The DA has kicked the investigation back down to the Pasadena PD for further investigation. Despite the fact that Carillo hasn't been charged, the DA could choose to file charges at a later date pending any new…
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Distracted Walking Laws Are Becoming More Prevalent, Coming to California?
Living in Southern California, we are all aware of the distracted driving laws. Essentially it is illegal to text or talk on a cell phone while driving without the use of a hands free device. Whether or not distracted driving laws have actually cut down on the number of people texting away while cruising down the freeway is a subject for debate, but it given police another reason to pull…
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As New Evidence Emerges In the Trayvon Martin Case, Would it Be Possible for George Martin to Get a Fair Trial?
Can a defendant in a case that makes national headlines get a fair trial in America? It's a legitimate question that criminal defense attorneys ask. With technology giving every American instant access to up to the minute information, and social media sites like Twitter and Facebook making everyone a de-facto judge and jury, it seems harder and harder to find impartial juries. Traditional media certainly doesn't help either. With hundreds…
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Marijuana Delivery Driver Claims Ninjas Robbed Him
We don't even know where to begin with this one. Late Friday night, a delivery driver for a medical marijuana dispensary dialed 911 to report that he had been robbed by ninjas. Well, to be precise, he was robbed by two men dressed as ninjas. The victim in this case reported to police that he was on a delivery when two men dressed as ninjas, wielding batons, began chasing him.…
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Major Leaguer Charged With DUI and Hit and Run
Former #1 overall pick and Major Leaguer, Matt Bush, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident after getting in a serious collision with a motorcyclist in Tampa, FL. The motorcyclist he his is in serious condition and investigators are still putting together all the details. Bush has a long and storied relationship with alcohol and criminal defense attorneys dating back to his teenage…
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Woman Arrested on Felony Perjury Charges for Lying to Get Out of Jury Duty
Everyone has dreamed of doing it when they get that jury duty notice in the mail. They dream of dressing up in a crazy outfit and pretending to be mentally insane so they don't have to sit on a jury. Well, one woman is going to need a criminal defense attorney of her own after doing exactly that, and then getting caught after the fact. The story is almost too…
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Supreme Court Ruling Will Have Massive Affect on Millions of Convictions Nationwide
In a case that is going to affect millions of individuals, the Supreme Court has voted 5-4 in favor of allowing criminal defendants who received bad advice during pre-trial plea agreements to have the sentences overturned. Having taken over hundreds of cases bungled by public defenders, our criminal defense lawyers are all too aware that this decision will have massive implications here in Southern California and beyond. Given today's economy,…
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Bikini Model Turned International Drug Kingpin Arrested and Extradited to US
International bikini model, Simone Farrow, will be in need of a good drug crimes lawyer and most likely a top notch federal crimes lawyer. The supermodel was arrested in 2009 and charged with being the mastermind of an international methamphetamines distribution ring. The supermodel posted bail then skipped the country, but was found in Australia and will be extradited back to the United States. Farrow made a name for herself…
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