felony

Hiring Employees With Conviction (Part 2)

March 08, 2012 17:48

Many employers utilize background checks to gather information prior to making hiring decisions.  In the past, if someone turned up with a felony conviction, their application was dismissed.  NOT SO FAST! The EEOC now says that such an act might constitute a violation of Title...

San Diego Convicted Criminal under Psychiatric Evaluation for Shooting Spree

March 07, 2012 18:12

San Diego man was convicted for opening fire on a playground at an elementary school is now going under psychiatric evaluation for the possibility of insanity. Brendan O’Rourke opened fire at a Carlsbad elementary school on Oct. 8, 2010 wounding...San Diego man was convicted for opening fire on a...

Department of Insurance Orders of Summary Denial or Summary Revocation

Fredrick Ray
February 13, 2012 09:14

The California Department of Insurance wields arguably the most powerful licensing law in California, California Insurance Code section 1669.  Section 1669, which applies to applicants but also to existing insurance broker licenses through a related statute, empowers the Commissioner to...

New Reckless Endangerment Law Goes Into Effect

Rob McKinney
January 09, 2012 23:40

Nashville's WLPN radio has been reporting on some of the new criminal laws that went into effect at the start of the New Year . Tennessee has created a new class of reckless endangerment charges. Senator Mark Norris spearheaded the new law based upon the drive by shootings that occur in...

San Diego Man Sentenced For the Murder of His Parents

November 08, 2011 00:23

San Diego man who killed both of his parents with a machete was sentenced on Thursday. 47 year-old Dennis Gluck was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison for the killing of his elderly parents in their Carlsbad home....San Diego man who killed both of his parents with a machete was sentenced on...