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  If you’ve been arrested for a crime in California, Penal Code 1001.36 allows any defendant charged with a misdemeanor or felony the chance for a dismissal of their case if they meet certain requirements. To be eligible, the accused must suffer from a “mental disorder” listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental […]

Published on: October 2, 2013 | Categories: DUI Defense

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Published on: September 12, 2013 | Categories: DUI Defense

You too, can find yourself in the back of a patrol unit.  When we think we’re okay to drive, more likely than not, your alcohol content is already above the legal limit.  Find out more about how and when to stop; or if you’ve been stopped, take these important steps to ensure you get the […]

Published on: July 23, 2013 | Categories: DUI Defense

Recently, I had a meeting with colleagues in the Inland Empire, specifically in San Bernardino, for drinks. Coming out of the establishment, we noticed a few San Bernardino Sheriffs waiting in front of the bar across the street looking to charge patrons with a DUI. Yup, San Bernardino Sheriffs just waiting. They camped out in […]

Published on: May 21, 2013 | Categories: DUI Defense

The New York Times recently reported that the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)  made an official recommendation for all states to lower the legal alcohol driving limit to a .05 blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Currently, the blood alcohol legal level in California is .08. We feel that if California lowers its legal limit for the […]

Published on: May 9, 2013 | Categories: Criminal Defense

Today, I read an article that disturbed me. It was about an attorney who bribed officials in exchange for visas and/or citizenship. How many times have you heard a joke pertaining to sleazy lawyers? How many times have you cringed at the unforgiving behaviors of an attorney? Most of the time, these puns refer to […]

Published on: April 5, 2013 | Categories: Criminal Defense

Amidst budget cuts, layoffs, attrition and the closure of courthouses and courtrooms, California is struggling to accommodate the volume of litigation on court dockets. The passage this month of Proposition 36 is only going to add to that challenge. Proposition 36 reforms California's three strikes law so that defendants whose third strike is a non-serious […]

Published on: April 5, 2013 | Categories: Criminal Defense

Prior to September 9, 2010, the law in California dictated that if an individual had once been convicted of any theft offense, and had served at least a day in jail, any subsequent convictions for petty theft could be prosecuted as a felony, rather than a misdemeanor. The pertinent statute, California Penal Code Section 666, “Petty […]

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