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Secondary effects of a domestic violence charge you should know
Domestic violence charges often don't seem that serious to the people facing them. Especially if there are no witnesses, the victim doesn't intend to testify and the accused doesn't have a previous violent criminal history, just entering a guilty plea to move on with...
Bitcoin scheme leads to criminal charges for California man
Bitcoins, the popular cryptocurrency, is at the heart of a high-tech scheme that’s landed one man in legal trouble with the United States government. The California man was accused of being involved with a Ponzi scheme involving at least $722 million. He’s pleaded...
If you’re a pilot, prepare to defend against DUI charges
Drinking and driving is something you know better than to do, which is why you don’t. What you didn’t realize is that the combination of a single drink and your allergy medicine would impair you badly enough to cause you to weave in traffic. It exhausted you, and you...
What is malice aforethought in a murder case?
When someone is killed by another person, it is a homicide. People often say the word homicide and assume that it means murder, but it does not. It could have been a mistake, it could have been an accident or it could have been self-defense. Those are not necessarily...
California smash-and-grab ring busted in raid
With everything that’s happening in the world, you can be forgiven if you assume that the powers that be are too busy to worry about a little retail theft. You would be wrong, however. On Aug. 11, 2020, officers from the California Highway Patrol raided a home...
White Collar Crime Strikes Twitter
It appears all Twitter posts are not equal in power when they are published. Prominent figures with large followings can make things happen. And when those accounts are hacked by whatever method can be devised, nefarious results can occur. This is exactly the...
Marijuana can be detected long after you feel the effects
With alcohol, you feel the effects as you begin drinking. Your body metabolizes it fairly quickly, though. For most people, they would have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .00 on a breath test the next morning, after the impact of the alcohol fades off. Some who...
Man charged with killing doctor in Sierra Nevada ambush
California authorities have formally charged a man with murdering a Danville doctor who was hiking with his son in a Sierra Nevada forest over the July 4th weekend. The doctor's son was able to escape the alleged ambush by running through the woods for help. Media...
Strategies for defending against domestic violence allegations
Individuals who are charged with domestic violence may use a variety of defenses to refute the allegations made against them. For instance, defendants in California or elsewhere may assert that they are the victims of mistaken identity. This might be done by...
An overview of assault and battery charges
If you make a threatening action toward another person, you could be charged with assault. If you actually put your hands on another person, there is a chance that you could be charged with battery. Take a closer look at what constitutes assault and battery in the...
