| March 19, 2010 |
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Statutory Rape Avoids Mandatory Sex Registration
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| The recent case of People v. Taravella (2010) expands the Hofsheier rule to help defendants avoid lifetime registration as a sex offender pursuant to Penal Code section 290. Statutory rape is one of those quirky areas of the law with respect to ... |
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| March 17, 2010 |
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St. Patrick's Day Sobriety Checkpoint
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| All the major law enforcement agencies of Orange County have formed the "Avoid the 38" DUI task force to crack down on DUIs during the holidays, including St. Patrick's Day (March 17, 2010). This increased law enforcement will include more patrol ... |
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| March 07, 2010 |
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California Teenage Girl's Bones Found
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| 14-year old Amber Dubois disappeared February 2009 and was last seen in the same area that Chelsea King was also last seen in. Her skeletal remains were found Saturday, March 6, 2010, and her identity was confirmed through dental records. John ... |
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| March 07, 2010 |
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Dr. Drew Stalker Pleads Not Guilty
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| Last Friday, March 5th, 2010, a man accused of stalking TV and radio personality Dr. Drew Pinksy pled "not guilty" to six felony counts of stalking and criminal threats in the Pasadena Justice Center of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. ... |
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| March 07, 2010 |
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Non-Revocable Parole
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| What is Non-Revocable Parole? Penal Code section 3000.03 was recently enacted to create a new category of parolees who are to be released from prison on “non-revocable parole”. These non-revocable parolees will be on parole for 13 months, but they ... |
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| February 23, 2010 |
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Health Care Fraud -- Former Hospital Executive Sentenced on Skidrow Kickback Scheme
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| Yesterday, February 22, 2010, United States District Judge George H. King sentenced to Robert Bourseau, the former co-owner of the City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, to 37 months in federal prison for paying kickbacks to homeless people ... |
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| February 22, 2010 |
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High School Spies on Students Through Laptops
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| Last week, a Pennsylvania high school student sued his local school district after discovering that they were monitoring his computer use at home and spying on him through the webcam at home of his school-supplied laptop. The issue, as it pertains to ... |
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| February 15, 2010 |
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Miranda Warnings Apply to Terrorists
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| For a great article on how and why Miranda warnings apply to terrorists, you should review this article by David Coleman, the recently retired Public Defender of Contra Costa County. ... |
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| February 12, 2010 |
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Possession of a Deadly Weapon -- Metal Knuckles
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| Penal Code section 12020(a)(1) prohibits a person from possessing a variety of deadly weapons, including metal knuckles. This crime is a wobbler which means that it can be charged as a misdemeanor (maximum punishment one year in jail) or a felony ... |
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| February 08, 2010 |
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Police Are Allowed To Lie
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| It is well settled area of law that police are allowed to lie to suspects during the course of their investigation. However, a recent case has taken this situation one step further. In People v. C.S.A., the defendant had a pending criminal case and ... |
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| February 02, 2010 |
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Michael Jackson's doctor to be charged with manslaughter
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office plans to charge Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, with manslaughter. California Penal Code section 192 defines manslaughter as "the unlawful killing of a human being without malice". There ... |
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| January 29, 2010 |
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Minor Asking for Parent Does Not Invoke Miranda
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| In 2010, California law changed as to whether a minor's request for a parent, during a police interrogation, is the same as a request for a lawyer. In years past, if a minor asked for his/her parent during police questioning, the courts held that the ... |
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| January 26, 2010 |
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Hofsheier Rule for Statutory Rape Cases
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| Posted By Thiagarajah |
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| Statutory rape involves an adult (18 years or older) having sexual relations with a consenting minor (17 years or younger). Although statutory rape traditionally refers to intercourse, there are several laws that prohibit all types of sexual contact ... |
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| November 20, 2009 |
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Welcome to our Blog
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| Posted By Ben Licas |
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| Welcome to our Blog |
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