California defines murder as “the unlawful killing of a human being or a fetus with malice aforethought.” As straightforward as that sounds, there are many degrees to the charge of murder. The circumstances of how the person was killed or how they died, will affect how the District Attorney will…
California Health & Safety Code 11350 makes it a crime for anyone to be in possession of a controlled substance. Possession of a controlled substance has nothing to do with under the influence of a controlled substance or possession of a controlled substance for sales. Simply being in possession is…
A 21 year old Mission Viejo man recently plead guilty to brandishing a weapon after threatening customers at a local sports bar. It was reported that this young man entered the bar carrying a 12 pack of beer and after being asked to leave by management, took out a 6…
A 21 year old Mission Viejo man recently plead guilty to brandishing a weapon after threatening customers at a local sports bar. It was reported that this young man entered the bar carrying a 12 pack of beer and after being asked to leave by management, took out a 6…
As computer technology continues to advance, we are seeing more technology and/or cyber related crimes than ever before. Identity theft, harassment, and threats of harm are on the rise. As the Internet has become a common source for people to get information, exchange information, purchase products, pay bills and communicate,…
A Long Beach man was arrested and is being charged with Kidnapping, Terrorist Threats, Domestic Assault and Brandishing a Weapon after forcing his girlfriend to drive him from Garden Grove to Santa Ana, while threatening to kill her with a knife. As a criminal defense lawyer, practicing law in Orange…
Narcotics Investigators with the Inland Crackdown Allied Task Force found 88 pounds of cocaine after receiving information that narcotics were being distributed out of a house in Lake Forest, California. The investigators believe that the house was being used solely for the purpose of hiding and distributing narcotics throughout the…
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 4 years in prison and 15 years probation after being found guilty of cyberstalking a fellow student at the University of Central Florida. As an Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney, it has been my experience that the Orange County Courts are extremely aggressive when…
A 30 year old woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she hit a pedestrian and left the scene of an accident in Garden Grove on December 28, 2011. It was reported that the woman hit a 54 year old man and as she fled the scene, another car…
Mission Viejo is the newest City in Orange County to ban sex offenders from city parks, open space areas and community recreation centers, as well as soccer fields. Still at issue are the liability, enforceability and constitutionality of the ban. The ban would make it a misdemeanor for sex offenders…