A car with no license plates stopped at a gas station for more than 30 minutes A passed-out driver with one foot on the brake while the car was running and in gear Drug paraphernalia visible on the console Stolen goods inside of the car A computer with evidence of identity theft It did not […]
If you have been near the news in the last 24 hours, then you have undoubtedly seen the explosive story about federal prosecutors in Boston charging almost 50 people in an education bribery scheme. There are some major names on the list, with Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman leading the way. Their crime? […]
Once upon a time, you and your lovely partner were in it for the long haul. You used to hold each other’s hands and hold each other tight during long, cold nights. You two decided that you were in it together, forever. You each understood each other in ways you didn’t think was possible. You […]
There is a saying, “There are three sides to a story: the first person’s, the second person’s, and the truth are somewhere in the middle.” When you are charged with a crime, there is your story, the prosecutor’s story and the truth is somewhere in the middle. If you were charged with a crime, there […]
State Senator Scott Wiener recently proposed Senate Bill 233 (SB 233) as a statewide measure to protect sex workers who are victims of violent crimes. Sex workers frequently end up as crime victims because perpetrators know that sex workers often do not report violent crimes for fear of being prosecuted for the crime of being […]
Two recent and unfortunate violent crimes against rideshare drivers have resulted in drivers in California and across the country demanding changes in Uber and Lyft’s anti-gun policy. Uber and Lyft prohibit passengers or drivers from carrying guns while they are drivers or passengers in a rideshare vehicle. Drivers are now asking these rideshare companies to […]
Earlier this month, NBC Bay Area News reported that many inappropriate student-teacher relationships began over text messaging and social media. This is not entirely surprising to San Francisco criminal defense attorneys who know that the line between appropriate and inappropriate communication is rather blurry, especially when school districts do not create policies for teacher/student communication outside of […]
Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys are closely watching a United States Supreme Court case that is likely to be heard and decided this year and will have a direct impact on current California law. The case is actually a Wisconsin case that the Supreme Court has decided to hear on the matter of the constitutionality […]
Last week, a San Francisco Lyft driver pleaded no contest to a felony sexual battery charge. He was accused of sexual battery of a passenger who had fallen asleep in the backseat of his Lyft vehicle when he was giving her a ride. When she woke up, he reportedly apologized, and she called the police. […]
Last month, California’s most infamous dine and dasher surrendered himself at the Los Angeles County Superior Court to serve his 120-day jail sentence. The 45-year-old man had notoriously met women on dating apps and asked them to dine at different restaurants in Southern California. He would eat dinner, sometimes ordering and eating two dinners at […]
We have learned that a Long Beach police detective has been arrested on DUI charges. California Highway Patrol says that Claudia Lopez allegedly crashed into a bicyclist, causing injuries. Police say that she then allegedly caused a three-vehicle accident on a nearby freeway in which one person was seriously hurt. CHP took the detective into custody. […]
We have learned that a former school employee has been charged with possessing more than 600 images of child pornography. The man was arrested recently, but law enforcement has been building their case for months. What started the investigation? A tip from Google. According to the Contra Costa district attorney’s office, “The tip from Google […]