At last count, I did over two hundred jury trials in the course of the past twenty-five years of dealing with criminal defense cases in Los Angeles, throughout California and even some federal cases across the nation. A closing argument is probably the most important aspect of a trial because it'...
I've been visiting my clients at the Men's County Jail and Wayside and Lynwood for the past twenty-five years, so I know the jail system pretty well. For many, many years it was very difficult to visit inmates – all kinds of issues – and I think to some degree that still exists as I post this. .
I've picked many juries of the course of the last twenty-five years of trying criminal cases in LA and many other counties and states across the nation. Obviously, you want to pick a jury that you think would be sympathetic to your client, the theory of your case and what your case stands for. Bu...
Not too long ago, the Los Angeles police department issued body cams for all of their officers. Now the fall-out from that issuance is starting to hit the criminal defense arena. There are many body cam evidence requests being sent out by criminal defense attorneys all over LA county and many of ...
The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution has a lot of protections for those people who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. It pretty much protects us against unreasonable searches and seizure by law enforcement. That can be any law enforcement – the police, the FBI, Drug E...
When it comes to the issue of when you can assert your Fifth Amendment right this is something that people do not understand and they have to gather their information from watching TV and listening to other people. The reality is there are only limited circumstances where you can assert your Fift...
When it comes to arguing bail in one of the LA courtrooms at arraignment – I've been doing it for twenty-five years, so I think I have a pretty good feel for it – there are a lot of factors that go into what the bail is going to be set at and whether or not the person is going to be able to bail ...
Aiming to either become a bankruptcy, personal injury or any other lawyer, the first step is to clear the LSAT exam so to take admission in the law school. Many applicants got confused when starting preparing for the LSAT test. There are many questions which start popping in their minds like how ...
Voters in California passed Proposition 47 on November 4, 2014. This law also referred to as “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” changed certain low-level crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Savings generated from the reduced incarceration costs due to this act are invested into drug and menta...
The number of drivers, commuters and pedestrians flooding the roads in California includes a high number of alcohol-impaired drivers. Over 40% of driving related fatalities in California can be attributed to incidents of drunk driving according to the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and ...
The use of heroin has gained popularity recently because many people have become addicted to opioids involving prescription drugs. According to statistics, nearly 50% of young people addicted to heroin started out using prescription opioids and then progressed to heroin because of the simple fact...
Data found on the total DUI arrests for 2008 show a total of 214,828 DUI arrests in California, and out of those 1,468 were not of the legal drinking age. Under the “Zero Tolerance Law”, anyone under the age of 21 with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.01% or more, will be charged with a DUI. Un...
