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Vehicle Code 14601 and Vehicle Code 12500: Punishing Unlicensed Driving in California

May 22, 2009 19:37

California has two primary criminal laws that punish people for driving a motor vehicle when they are not properly licensed. California Vehicle Code 12500 makes it a misdemeanor to drive without a valid driver’s license. California Vehicle Code 14601 makes...California has two primary criminal laws ...

Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles Serves Multiple Purposes

May 14, 2009 18:42

The Twin Towers Correctional Facility is known to be the world’s largest jail at approximately 1.5 million square feet complex. It is built on 10 acres of land consisting of two towers, hence the idea for the name evolved from...The Twin Towers Correctional Facility is known to be the world’s lar...

Sheriffs Plead Guilty to “Assaulting and Battering” a Firefighter

May 11, 2009 21:39

On April 23, two deputies from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Office plead guilty to beating a San Dimas firefighter. All three men were off-duty at the time of the attack. One of the deputies plead guilty to California misdemeanor assault...On April 23, two deputies from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Off...

California Domestic Battery: What You Need To Know

May 04, 2009 20:11

There are three ways someone can be prosecuted for battery under California’s domestic violence laws. “Simple domestic battery”, “willful infliction of corporal injury” and “aggravated battery” each has a slightly different angle on when and how it would be filed....There are three ways someone can ...

Sex Offenses in California - Defined

April 28, 2009 19:38

Sexual battery, sexual assault, and rape are often used to describe a variety of sex crimes. Because these are “legal” terms, their actual definitions are frequently misinterpreted. Unfortunately, celebrity tabloids, news sources and other media just add to the confusion....Sexual battery, sexual as...

Singer Chris Brown Charged With Aggravated Assault

April 25, 2009 00:49

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged singer Chris Brown with felony aggravated assault last month for the high-profile alleged attack on his girlfriend Rihanna that took place in February. News sources reported that he was being hit with a...The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office c...

California and Nevada Possession of an Ounce of Marijuana

April 21, 2009 18:07

Although California marijuana Law and Nevada marijuana Law differ in many respects, both states take a relatively lax approach to citizens convicted of possessing marijuana as long as the amount weighs in at one ounce or less (California specifically says...Although California marijuana Law and...

San Bernardino Cocaine Trafficking Probe

March 19, 2009 19:31

In November 2008, the Press-Enterprise reported in a story on the developments in a large-scale federal cocaine trafficking probe in San Bernardino County. A criminal complaint in San Bernardino Superior Court names 19 defendants and includes felony counts for a...In November 2008, the...

Southern California Welfare Fraud

March 19, 2009 19:30

In late December 2008, KABC-TV Los Angeles put out a report regarding the pending arrest of county in-home care employees allegedly involved in over 700 cases of fraud. Over 174,000 residents of Los Angeles County receive in-home care from the...In late December 2008, KABC-TV Los Angeles put out a...

Los Angeles DNA Evidence Backlog: The Perfect Storm

March 19, 2009 19:29

According to a NPR report, a recent audit of the Los Angeles Police Department crime labs found that the department had missed legal deadlines to test DNA samples that were collected as evidence in over 200 rape cases. Police Chief...According to a NPR report, a recent audit of the Los Angeles...