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Posted on May 17, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
When the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics on June 17 th , 2010, the celebration of some of the fans got out of hand. A small group chose to commit assault and arson, setting fire to a ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
Have you or family member been accused of extortion? If so, you probably have many questions going through your mind. What is extortion? What are the possible penalties? How can I defend myself? ...
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Posted on May 10, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
Uncertainty surrounds the murder of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent M.C. from Carson, California. Currently, his 14-year-old son is in custody for the killing, but friends are ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
In what is being called a betrayal of trust, four LAX Transportation Security Administration screeners have been arrested for taking bribes. Rather than carry out their responsibility, they instead ...
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Posted on May 3, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Jordon Hill, a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers will not be able to play in the playoffs because of a felony assault charge that is hanging over his head. His girlfriend, 28-year-old D.L. accused ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A member of the Long Beach Police Department was arrested when it came to light that he had been soliciting child pornography. The 40-year-old had been a police officer for nine years when this arrest ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
At the intersection of Florence and Normandie in South Central Los Angeles, on April 29 th 1992, the now infamous LA riots broke out. When the people in the area heard the news that a not-guilty ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The California Penal Code Section 470-483.5 gives information regarding the offenses of forgery and counterfeiting. Forgery is defined as signing the name of another person, real or fictitious, with ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
The University of Southern California was in shock when two graduate students were shot and killed about a mile from campus. M.Q. and Y.W., both aged 23, were sitting in a BMW when an unknown ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
In many states, it is a criminal offense to lie when you are under oath or when creating legal documents. Also known as forswearing, anyone who gives false information relating to a legal matter could ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
With her probation ending two weeks ago, actress Lindsay Lohan is facing battery allegations. On Saturday April 7 th , a woman came to the police stating that Lohan had shoved her at a West Hollywood ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
On March 14 th , a group of seven teenagers aged between 13 and 16 were captured on video attacking a 15-year-old Hispanic boy. The attack occurred near Cactus Middle School in Palmdale as the boy was ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
On April 1 st , a youth was pronounced dead after a suspected gang-related incident. Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau are still investigating exactly what happened, ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
Fifteen monkeys died in 2008 when animal broker, R.M.C. from Florida, was making a shipment to Bangkok. However, instead of arriving safely to Thailand, the shipment of monkeys was denied transit ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
On Monday, March 26 th , the ex-husband of Whitney Houston was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The arrest of Bobby Brown comes only a little over a month after the ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
In 2009, twenty-four-year-old M.R. was arrested after leaving a restaurant without paying the bill. For walking out on the $86 she owed, she was taken to a remote sheriff's station for booking. In ...
Continue reading "Investigation Continues Surrounding Woman's Skeleton Found in Malibu Ravine" »
Posted on Mar 22, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
On March 18 th , a man was arrested after telling law enforcement that he was guilty of killing his father with a hammer. Police went to the home in Chatsworth after receiving a call and they found a ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, citizens are protected against illegal search and seizure . This means that if a law enforcement officer needs to search a premise, home, or vehicle, ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
Wine collector and dealer, Indonesian R.K., was arrested in Los Angeles following attempts to sell over $1.3 million in counterfeit wine. He was well known for his taste and expertise and his mere ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Under the California Vehicle Code, it is illegal to drive with an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, even if the driver is not consuming the alcohol. Usually, this offense is categorized as an ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer
In 1986, a woman was found beaten and shot in her condo. Now, 26 years later, DNA evidence is pointing to former police detective S.L. as a suspect. She has been on trial for three weeks for the ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
On February 24 th , an 11-year-old school girl was involved in a seemingly minor schoolyard altercation with another pupil. Students said they suspected the fight was other a boy and they went to a ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
At an Academy Awards after party, an actress was arrested for attempting to enter without an invitation. Fifty-two-year-old Sean Young is best known for her work in "Blade Runner" and ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Identity theft could happen to anyone at any time. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission has estimated that approximately nine million Americans are victims of identity theft every year. This crime ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
Last week, tragedy struck a family in South Los Angeles. A father returned home from the grocery store to find his wife, L.V. aged 32, attempting to drown their two daughters in the bathtub in their ...
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