Chelsea’s Law Goes Into Effect: Coming Down Hard on the Worst Child Molesters
As it says in his press release, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Chelsea’s Law, effective immediately, “to better protect California children from violent sexual predators.” Specifically, the press...
View ArticleWhat Does a DUI Bust Really Mean?
We see celebrity DUI cases play out in the media, often with seemingly light or no criminal penalties. Actress Lindsey Lohan’s DUI case comes to mind, although she managed to violate her light...
View ArticleSentencing Batterers
Sentencing across states in domestic violence cases sometimes seems almost random, or at least flawed. Famous cases of apparent sentencing favoritism, as with boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr’s lenient...
View ArticleDon’t Let Immigration Status Sabotage Your Client’s Sentence
The following is a guest blog post by Norton Tooby, who has a national law practice in Oakland, California, providing expert consultation and representation on immigration consequences of criminal...
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