Typically, a police officer must have "reasonable suspicion" of a violation of law in order to make a traffic stop. However, this is not true of sobriety checkpoints. In Ingersoll v. Palmer, 43 Cal.3d 1321 (1987), the California ...
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  Brandon Johnson, the University of San Diego men's basketball all-time leading scorer, was sentenced to 6-months in federal prison for his role in a sports bribery conspiracy. "BJ" was charged with several co-defendants...
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  Although medical marijuana dispensaries and cooperatives are operating legally under California state law, they remain the focus of the federal government and subject to criminal charges. U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy has committed her o...
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San Diego officials are facing a problem of teachers and school officials bringing weapons to work. Most teachers who are engaging in this act state they want to be prepared to defend themselves if something happens at school. A middle school t...
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Government authorities claim to have shutdown a drug smuggling ring operating out of Vista, California, after a year-long investigation by the DEA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and local law enforcement. The United States Attorney'...
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Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO) continue to take advantage of innocent drivers by using magnets and GPS trackers to hide drugs under their vehicles. Everyday drug smugglers are targeting drivers preparing to enter the United States through...
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Following the recent school attacks in Connecticut, cities around the world are trying to figure out how to protect students. San Diego is in the process of announcing a comprehensive plan to prevent gun violence on district campuses. The Board...
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As a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, who handles a majority of sex crimes cases, I have seen lots of different scenarios involving allegations of  child pornography  but this is a relatively uncommon one: Letha Mae Montemayo...
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In a landmark decision Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Lawrence Clark ruled that blood alcohol concentration readings from the widely-used Intoxilyzer 5000EN breathalyzer machine are not accurate above a BAC of .15% or below a BAC of ....
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Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court recently reversed a lower-court ruling in a case from Centre County dealing with the state’s civil asset forfeiture law. Under Pennsylvania’s forfeiture law (42 Pa. C.S. §6801), the state...
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