Whenever you\’re confronted in an unfortunate incident, an experienced injury lawyer is your safest bet. A personal injury which occurs brings about both financial and emotional tension to the injured person. For an inexperienced consumer, it can be overwhelming to negotiate your case with an insurer and master the legal terms on your own. An […]
When you are suffered in an terrible injury, a reliable injury lawyer is your safest bet. An accident that occurs can cause both financial and emotional worry to the sufferer. For a novice applicant, it is tricky to resolve your case with an insurance company and master the legal jargon on your own. An insurance […]
In 2007, Ramiro Ramos-Medina was convicted after a jury trial of First Degree Residential Burglary, a violation of Penal Code
In movies and television, robbery is often portrayed as someone using a gun to take money from someone operating the cash register at a liquor store. The legal definition of robbery, however, is much broader. It is the taking of another’s property from his person or his immediate possession, against his will, by force or […]
The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an accused to question “witnesses against” an accused. This right is termed the “Confrontation Clause,” as it permits one to cross-examine a person has testimony that might support a conviction. This fundamental right is meant to ensure a trial is fair. In a rape […]
It is common in domestic violence cases, as well as certain theft cases and certainly gang-related cases, that the unavailability of a witness for trial can mean a dismissal or defense verdict. For example, when a wife or girlfriend is the only witness to defendant’s conduct and she cannot or will not appear at trial, […]
Unemployment insurance fraud is the receipt of unemployment benefits to which one is not entitled, or assisting one in such receipt. It is a particularly prevalent crime in today’s tough economy with numerous underemployed workers. Workers who may have been unemployed for some period of time, only find work at lower pay than expected, continue […]
The California Supreme Court has defined “building” broadly for purposes of burglary. Some may say that such liberal or loose definitions have led to convictions that were not legally correct. In the case of People v. Pablo Mendoza Chavez, a Kings County matter, Chavez was convicted of many offenses, including conspiracy to commit burglary. The […]
Meeting a child for lewd purposes conjures up the image of a grown man preying upon a teenage girl who is naively curious about sex. Dateline NBC famously ran a series wherein dozens of men, often married and with careers, were caught on tape bringing flowers and chocolate to a home, only to be confronted […]
Benjamin Flourney allegedly raped L.M., in 2003 when she spent the night at his apartment. L.M. first went to one hospital the next day and reported being raped by a stranger. The next day, she went to another hospital, where she claimed the same thing. At the second hospital, police took her clothes and she […]
