714-997-4400Marijuana Offenses: Clearing Criminal Records
We’ve written about marijuana on numerous occasions for several reasons. California was the first state to establish a medical marijuana program and on November 8, 2016, the majority of California voters passed Proposition 64. Prop 64: The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act legalized adult recreational marijuana use. What’s more, it laid […]
Preventing Indecent Content Sharing Act
Last month, we discussed a California lawmaker’s intention to introduce legislation that would ban the practice of sending unsolicited nude photos. California Senator Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) would like to make this disturbing trend illegal. Sen. Chang recently introduced Senate Bill 798: The Preventing Indecent Content Sharing (PICS) Act, according to CBS Sacramento. The […]
OC Sheriff’s Officials Engaged in Misconduct
Even law enforcement is not above the law. Orange County public defenders have alleged in court filings that Orange County sheriff’s deputies mishandled evidence, lied, and were promoted instead of prosecuted, The Sacramento Bee reports. They also claim that while district attorney’s officials hid record of the deputies’ repeated acts of misconduct. On December 30th, […]
Rapid DNA: The Future?
Last fall, we wrote about a revolutionary new method for evaluating deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA evidence, known as “rapid DNA.” At the time, we covered a couple of the basics: the two companies behind the technology, and we shared with you some privacy concerns that have been expressed by forensic scientists. ANDE and Thermo Fisher […]
Parole in America: A Rising Tide
When a person is released from prison in the United States, they go on parole, which is a form of supervision that is meant to keep an eye on and ensure that a former inmate is truly rehabilitated. Violating one’s parole, such as committing a new crime or failing a drug test, could mean recidivism. […]
New Gun Laws in 2020
Guns are a hot-button topic in America, as such, changing laws regarding gun use and ownership is notoriously challenging. We do not have to remind you of the most recent massacres and school shootings for you to know that firearms are a significant issue in the United States. Most Americans are well aware that powerful […]
Prosecutors Rely On Secretly Recorded Conversations
Did you know that it is against the law to record someone else’s conversations in the State of California? It makes sense; each private citizen should have an inherent right to privacy, a freedom outlined in the California Constitution. With that in mind, one might think that a secretly recorded conversation could not be used […]
Appeals Court Judges Uphold SB 1437
On several occasions, we have discussed California’s “felony murder rule.” We have mentioned that recent changes in the law mean that some inmates (those who were a part of a crime that lead to death but didn’t commit a murder) stand to receive reduced sentences. The old felony murder law allowed prosecutors to charge accomplices […]
Banning Unsolicited Nude Photos
Smartphones, with their high-resolution cameras, make it easy for people to document their lives. Men and women use their phones to take pictures of everything, from delicious food to beautiful landscapes. Users then share their captured experiences with friends and family via text messages or social media. Unfortunately, advancements in smartphone technology have also resulted […]