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 […]
Bryan Singer is a major Hollywood director, having been involved in many blockbuster films over the decades. He’s been an integral part of the X-Men movie franchise and most recently saw his film Bohemian Rhapsody soar into multiple awards nominations and wins. But Singer is nowhere to be seen right now. The director is currently facing […]
While we hope you never have to go through getting pulled over and having to perform a Field Sobriety Test, we want you to learn a little bit about them. Field Sobriety Tests are a common tool that law enforcement officers use to determine a person’s level of impairment after they have been stopped for […]
We know that the “Me Too” movement has heightened awareness of sexual harassment as well as more serious allegations, particularly in the entertainment industry. In most cases, the person accused of harassment or something worse is usually a man. One thing is certain. The old ways of doing things and sweeping accusations under the rug […]
A California man has been taken into custody after a long investigation. Police say that he allegedly had child pornography in his possession. We want to bring you this case to highlight some of the things that people who face these charges go through. Though the 37-year-old was just arrested a few weeks ago, the […]
Many of us communicate with our friends and loved ones in a manner that only the participants of this conversation can understand. Thus, if a text-based conversation between you and your friend who committed suicide gets into the wrong hands, it may lead to a conviction of involuntary manslaughter. After all, what you and your […]
Let’s imagine the following scenario. You have just made toast and are about to spread peanut butter and jelly on your toast when, all of a sudden, you hear a knock on your door. You are not expecting anyone. So you go to the door and ask who it is. You hear, “Open up, it’s […]