CRIMINAL LAW BLOG

Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyers witnessed two amazing pieces of news this month, one involving a major criminal trial, another involving the death of a man who was pursued by police. In Fullerton, a city just south of Los Angeles, saw a man get sentenced to 110 years to life in state prison...

Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys who represent people charged with possession, distribution or creation of child pornography know that the law enforcement challenges are numerous. Police, Sheriff's deputies and even FBI agents are involved in trying to bring child pornographers to justice, ...

It might be a parent's worst nightmare, but a town in Nebraska recently had a Santa Claus who was caught allegedly possessing child pornography. Daniel Davis pleaded not guilty in North Platte, NE to eight counts of possession of child pornography. Investigators say they found a Santa suit in Dav...

It is a grim day whenever a person goes away for a violent crime, and many Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys work overtime to make sure that never happens to their client. However, in one case this week, a celebrity chef is going to be spending years behind bars for a violent crime in Los An...

White collar and Internet crimes take all sorts of forms, from sex offenses to wire fraud. A recent case in Los Angeles highlighted just how complicated it can be for a Los Angeles White Collar Defense Attorney to represent someone charged with white collar crimes and Internet crimes at the same ...

Every year, millions of people in Los Angeles either attend or watch the classic USC/UCLA football game that divides the city, literally, in half. While the game was not incredibly interesting, the real story is what happened before the game even began. Countless Los Angeles Criminal Defense Atto...

The San Fernando Valley is no stranger to sex crimes and sex crime accusations, and the San Fernando Criminal Defense Attorney who has to represent someone charged with a sex crime is facing an uphill battle. When the sex crime involves violence or children, then the penalties and life time conse...

Theft crimes are no laughing matter. If you have been arrested for a theft crime of any kind, you could be facing a variety of punishments, including jail, probation and restitution. Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer who represent people charged with theft understand that the consequences can c...

Drug offenses are serious, for famous, infamous and the regular joe's of the world. Many people seem to think that California is somehow relaxing its drug laws, as Prop 19 was recently on the national ballot. However, state and federal authorities are prosecuting drug laws as serious as ever, and...

Audiences and Los Angeles Sex Crime Defense Attorneys paid special attention to a recent news cast on KTLA after a paroled sex offender surrendered to authorities on television after finding a reporter on an East Los Angeles street. Valentino Rodriguez Jr. was interviewed by KTLA's Eric Spillman....

Los Angeles is the home of many of the world's most famous celebrities. It is also the home of some of the nation's most prominent crimes and criminals. This week, more than a few celebrities have found themselves in need of a Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer including some repeat offenders. Charl...

Los Angeles Criminal Lawyers represent people from all walks of life when it comes to violent crime arrests, from house wives to athletes and from athletes to porn stars. This week, a former CBS reality show star was charged with a violent crime after an incident which took place in West Hollywoo...

Lisa Rinna, former host of Merge, star of Melrose Place, former star of Days of Our Lives and currently on a reality show on TV Land co-owns a clothing boutique wither her husband Harry Hamlin (formerly of the hit 80's show LA Law). Unfortunately, while the two have experienced success on the cam...

In Los Angeles, when a man is arrested for a sex crime, he's usually in for a serious set of consequences such as jail time, heavy fines, probation, mandatory counseling and being placed on the sex offender registry. However, it seems across the country there are double standards for how courts t...

Who says marijuana is not a violent drug? Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer represents someone charged with a drug crime, he usually has a specific type of situation on his hands. He is either defending a client who is facing a possession charge, a trafficking charge or some other type of felony or mis...

In Orange County, a man has been convicted of possessing child pornography and annoying a 12 year old girl at a public library. Such sex crimes as these lead to severe consequences which include prison, fines, years of counseling and a life time inclusion on the California Sex Offenders list. Peo...

Every time a Los Angeles Sex Crime Defense Attorney represents someone charged with sexual assault, he knows it is going to be a long hard journey towards an acquitlal. The consequences of just being charged with sexual assault is brutal, let alone if you are convicted. To make matters worse, the...

When a Los Angeles federal criminal lawyer represents someone charged with a gang related crime, there are some serious dangers in place for his client. Once a crime is alleged to have involved gangs or gang activity, the penalties become stiffer and the ability to contact people outside of jail ...

All of the cities in Los Angeles, and especially the city of Glendale, have seen their fair share of health care fraud. A recent case was finalized when a Glendale man was sentenced to five years in state prison for running a healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme that took advantage of mor...

Defending violent crimes in Los Angeles requires skill, knowledge and experience. It can also require a creative mind, because sometimes a violent crime will occur at either an odd location or a sacred one. Churches, schools, cemeteries and other sacred locations can be the site of criminal charg...

As any San Fernando Drug Crime Defense Attorney will tell you, not every drug crime in L.A. has to do with illegal drugs. Quite often, people or healthcare professionals will abuse prescription drugs, either buying them, selling them or using them in an illegal manner. Doctors and patients can fa...

When people think about Violent Crimes, they might imagine the alleged attacker to be big, muscular, often a gang member or some other stereotype. However, at San Diego's Comic-Con there was an attack that involved strangely peculiar individuals. As most Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyers know,...

With sex crimes having such dire consequences, one would think that an attorney would be the last person guilty of owning, viewing or distributing Child Pornography. However, one case is Kansas shows just how dumb some people can be, as well as how important it is to have a skilled, experienced L...

Los Angeles has been the site of some pretty high level celebrity legal news lately, most of it involving domestic abuse and domestic assault. In three very different case, three different celebrities have had to face law enforcement for their alleged actions involving their spouses or significan...

Los Angeles County, and specifically the San Fernando Valley, is a hot spot for sex crime accusations, making a San Fernando Sex Crime Defense Attorney incredibly important. There are a number of factors which impact how often a person is accused of a sex crime, such as: working with the opposite...