There are few things in life that can make you sweat like being stopped by the police. If an officer wants to ask you questions, you must quickly make some very important decisions. And you do not want to let your nerves get the better of you and tell the officer...
Miranda rights are likely familiar because of the recitation in movies and television. The law was formed during the Supreme Court case of Miranda vs. Arizona. It is based on the Fifth Amendment and gives suspects certain rights before being questioned by the police....
Whenever a crime is committed, the onus is on the police to investigate the crime and provide the evidence to the court. There is a procedure that the police must follow when investigating crimes. When the police receive a call about a crime, officers try to...
During the recent elections, California voters passed Proposition 64, which legalized the use of cannabis for recreational purposes. So, the issue is settled, and now Californians are free to enjoy marijuana at their leisure, right? Well, not so fast. Other election...
Thanks to modern technology, we have more ways than ever to communicate with others. Where once there was only the phone, now we can reach out and touch others via fax and a host of platforms that employ internet connectivity. On the whole, this is a very positive...
There is a well-worn saying in legal circles that certainly bears repeating which goes, "A man who is his own attorney has a fool for a client." And this is not simply casting aspersions on those who lack law licenses; experienced attorneys know to have someone else...
Insofar as California law is concerned, there are two broad categories of identity theft. First, there is theft that involves a perpetrator illegally obtaining some form of another person's identification and using it to damage that person's reputation or for...
If you've received word from an insurance company expressing the belief that a claim you filed was fraudulent, you need to take decisive action in addressing the situation. And while it may seem that filing an inaccurate or even false claim is a victimless crime,...
As you are likely aware, crimes can be prosecuted on both the state and federal level. As it works out, there are many crimes which are handled exclusively on the state level, and the same is true for certain crimes that fall under the sole jurisdiction of the federal...
Breaking the law, rule or agreement may be classified as an infraction. It is not a criminal charge and does not have severe penalties like hefty fines and jail time. In Federal law, an infraction is even smaller than an infringement, and the only...