California Criminal Defense Lawyers

One in ten high school seniors have used narcotic painkillers to get high. When it comes to Oxycontin, that number seems to be growing among young adults. According to a report from the Sacramento Bee, this drug provides a high that is attracting more and more people. [Read More...]

The city of Oakland laid off 80 police officers last week in an effort to help with the $30.5 million budget deficit. The result—more crimes will go unreported and unsolved. As the city encourages people to file their own reports and tells them police won’t be responding to many non violent calls, faith in the city to protect them from crime is at a new low. [Read More...]

California’s three strikes laws have been extremely controversial, often punishing people harshly and out of proportion for an offense or mistake that seems relatively minor. But some cases, like a recent conviction for a DUI murder, by a career criminal is not likely to  be one of those controversial cases. [Read More...]

A 53 year old former Santa Ana and Stanton cop is accused of taking private investigators and clients for a ride, all while claiming to be an investigator himself. According to the LA Times, the man claimed to be a licensed investigator, gaining clients and contracting with other investigators only to leave the contractors without payment and the clients often without the services they paid for. [Read More...]