Can the prosecutors have deported an illegal alien who is a key defense witness in a pending criminal case?

By: Wallin & Klarich

In a recent case, federal prosecutors had deported a critical witness for the defense in a pending felony prosecution. There was no question that the defense witness was an undocumented alien and could legally be deported. However, the witness had been living in the United States for a substantial period of time. This key witness …

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Two Orange County Lawyers Prosecuted for Causing the Wrongful Arrest of a Parent Volunteer in Irvine

By: Wallin & Klarich

In a bizarre turn of events, two Orange County attorneys are being prosecuted for a felony charge of conspiracy after being accused of unlawfully planting drugs in a parent volunteer’s automobile with the intention to have her arrested and prosecuted for a drug offense. It is alleged that these two attorneys were unhappy with the …

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Man Stabbed During Fight At The Block In Attempted Murder California Penal Code Section 21a and 187

By: Wallin & Klarich

It was recently reported that authorities are looking for two groups of men that got into a fight which left one man with stab wounds to his body. Authorities reported that a verbal altercation broke out between the groups around 11:30 p.m. inside a T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant. The argument precipitated into a violent exchange that …

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Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter? What You Need to Know.

By: Wallin & Klarich

It’s almost never the case in incidents involving involuntary manslaughter that the defendant had intended to kill the victim, but unfortunately a death does in fact occur under the circumstances – even in the absence of any murderous intent. Consequently, the defendant will still face involuntary manslaughter charges as long as the killing was the …

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Chatsworth Boy Cody Burton Found Safe After Kidnapping Fears – California Penal Code Section 207

By: Wallin & Klarich

It was recently reported that a missing 11-year-old Chatsworth boy was found safe after being reported missing the night before. Cody Burton went missing at 6:40 on a Sunday night after taking out the trash. He did not return to his apartment complex and did not have contact with his mother the rest of the …

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