California Criminal Defense Lawyers

How the police handle a case from the moment they contact you until they are testifying in court is crucial. This case shows just how important it is for a defense attorney to look at all the fact surrounding your case, including how the police spoke to you, why they stopped you, and how they came about finding the evidence against you.

Twenty nine year old Tor Bishop was staying in a hotel when he was stopped in the parking lot by two officers. The officers claim he was stopped because he had a taillight out. What happens next is somewhat fuzzy. [Read More...]

Twenty-two year old Woodrow Player Jr. was shot and killed last week by two Los Angeles County Deputies who believed he was pointing a gun at them. After Player had fallen to the ground and was dying, the deputies realized he had only held a cell phone during their foot pursuit. [Read More...]

A Costa Mesa man had an eventful day earlier this week when he supposedly clipped a pedestrian while in his vehicle and fled the scene by swimming away. [Read More...]

The high court of California ruled this week that people charged with DUI can challenge evidence from breathalyzer tests. Because many DUI cases are built on the evidence from these often unreliable machines, this is great news, and presents important new opportunities in court, and giving DUI defendants a fair shake.

When building a DUI defense, a defense attorney looks at all of the aspects of your arrest. Often the prosecution’s entire case is built on the results of a breath test. While field sobriety tests and your driving behavior can also come into play, the breath test result can be a “nail in the coffin” for a DUI case. But now, that evidence and the supposed infallibility of this magic number can be challenged. [Read More...]

In an effort to fight the out of control graffiti problem, the Los Angeles city council is considering tightening restrictions on the sale of spray paint according to this article from the LA Times.

The instrument of choice among graffiti artists, spray paint is already restricted within the city to people under the age of 18. The council is looking to increase this age to 21 and potentially make it a crime for minors to carry spray paint. [Read More...]

Lately it seems there have been several drunk driving fatality cases being reported in the Sacramento area. Scanning just one day’s headlines I encountered two stories surrounding such incidents.

The first case involves an accident that just happened over the past weekend. Matthew Smith was driving his pickup truck with a friend in the passenger seat. He was speeding when he careened off the road, hitting a tree. [Read More...]