California Supreme Court to Decide If Police Can Take DNA Samples

The debate about the proper balance of individual privacy and public safety continues. Last month, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning whether it is constitutional for law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from persons who have been arrested. How the Court rules could have a major impact on law enforcement […]

Couple Pleads No Contest in High Profile Case

A highly publicized hit-and-run case involving the death of a federal judge’s son reached a resolution earlier today. Marguerite Dao Vuong and her husband, Michael, pleaded no contest to the charges offered against them.  Marguerite Dao Vuong was accused of hitting David Pregerson, the 23-year-old son of U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson, in the […]

Wozniak Murder Trial Postponed

The trial of Daniel Patrick Wozniak in Orange County Superior Court has been delayed once more. Prosecutors allege that Wozniak killed two Orange Coast College students, Samuel Herr and Juri Kibuishi, in 2010.Though approximately five years have passed since the alleged incident, Wozniak has still not been tried. Recent delays have been due to the defense’s […]

Proposition 47 Changes California Criminal Laws

On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47. The law changes the classification of certain nonviolent crimes such as drug possession and minor thefts from a felony to a misdemeanor.  Some individuals who were incarcerated because of convictions in crimes changed under Proposition 47 have been released from jail. Proposition 47 was designed to […]

“Suge” Knight Faces Murder Charge and Third Strike

Image Credit: KAOS via BING Images Free to Share and Use Former hip hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of felony hit-and-run in connection with an altercation in a restaurant parking lot on January 28, 2015. Mr. Knight plead not guilty to all charges at his […]

Orange County Murder Suspect Goes Missing

While facing a murder charge for allegedly killing his wife in October 2012, Orange County businessman Peter Gregory Chadwick has disappeared. After missing his court dates, an Orange County Superior Court judge increased Mr. Chadwick’s arrest warrant last week to $5 million dollars. At this time, law enforcement authorities continue to search for Mr. Chadwick. […]

Former UCR Student Found Guilty of Murder-for-Hire, Released Tuesday

Barbara Wu, 23, a former UC Riverside student, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison on Monday, January 26. Wu had been accused of trying to have two of her ex-boyfriends murdered for ending their relationship with her. As of Tuesday afternoon, Wu was released from prison, after spending only 20 months […]

Former Marine Found Guilty in DUI, Killing Three Marines

Jared Ray Hale, 27, was found guilty in December of driving under the influence in a 2012 Valentine’s Day Crash that killed his three passengers: Sgt. Jeremiah Callahan, 23; Cpl. Christopher Arzola, 21; and Cpl. Jason Chleborad, 22. Additionally, the jury found that Hale drove with a blood alcohol level over .15 percent, more than […]

Santa Ana Mother Found Guilty of Murdering Her Infant Daughter

Lucero Carrera, a Santa Ana mother, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the drowning of her infant daughter, Kimberly. On June 29, 2012, Carrera’s mother, Estela, returned from a quick trip to the store to find Carrera in the room the two shared with the baby. Estella testified, through an interpreter, she had asked […]