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Woman Takes Down Power Line While DUI

In Los Angeles, California, a woman was placed under arrest by local law enforcement for driving under the influence (DUI). The woman was detained by officers after she crashed her pickup truck into a ...
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How to Complete Probation-Five Stumbling Blocks to Successfully Completing Your Probation

Stumbling Block Number 3: 3. Drug addicition First, drug addiction is a very real and very detrimental disease. A drug addiction can lead to a violation of probation if there is random urinalysis ...
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Teen Drunk Driving – What’s A Parent To Do?

In March 2012 Kimberly McCarthy made headlines when she was arrested 3 times in 17 days for DUI. This 18-year-old certainly needs a criminal defense lawyer in Tampa . Her story is a wakeup call to ...
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Large Scale Fraud Suspect Arrested in Southern California

In San Diego, California, local police and federal agents were able to detain a wanted fugitive known for carrying out large-scale fraud crimes. The fugitive, D.L.C., was a one-time Dorado Hills ...
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Man Caught Driving Drunk with One-Year-Old in Car

One man not only put himself in danger, but a one-year-old child as well. Police in San Leandro, California detained the young driver after he nearly struck a police officer directing traffic around ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Jury Service

1. If I receive jury summons do I have to perform jury service? Absolutely. One of the greatest honors and privileges that we have as citizens of this great country is to serve on a jury. As a trial ...
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Operating a Car with a Suspended Driver's License Charges Dropped

At the Newburyport district court this month a client was charged with Operating a Car with a Suspended Driver’s License. He had been previously convicted of the same charge many times before, ...
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How Divorce can affect your credit

The following article was recently published by Jimmy Atkinson on his blog Ask the Advisor . This article addresses a very important issue in a dissolution of marriage proceeding, the division of ...
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How to terminate a Domestic Violence Final Restraining Order (FRO

Unlike some other jurisdictions (such as Florida), New Jersey does not have an automatic sundown provision in its Final Restraining Orders (FRO) entered pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic Violence ...
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Ramming Police Car

An Opa-locka man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly rammed his car into a police car. Officers responded to a call, possibly related to a domestic violence incident. Apparently, as ...
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A Government Misunderstanding: About Pretrial Detention

Don’t you just hate it when you walk into that initial appearance and the government hands you that piece of paper titled, "Notice of Request for Detention"? And isn’t it ...
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DUI for Persons Under 21, Part 1

Section 23140(a) of the Vehicle Code makes it illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive a vehicle when he or she has 0.05 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood. In 1999, ...
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Case Results: Dismissal on Robbery and Assault Allegations

Our office recently represented a client who was accused of robbery and assault to do great bodily injury. The defendant had been at a house party with his roommate, when the young man attacked our ...
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COURT APPOINTED vs PRIVATE ATTORNEYS

One of the first questions a court asks a person accused of a crime is whether the defendant wants to hire his own attorney. Many people do not know the difference between a court appointed lawyer and ...
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How to Complete Probation-Five Stumbling Blocks to Successfully Completing Your Probation

The second stumbling block in our on-going series: 2. Lack of money Probation always comes with lots of fees that are not always anticipated. First, there are court costs that will have to be paid. ...
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For Stash or For Cash? Some understanding of Possession with Intent to Deliver

What facts does a police officer consider when he arrests a person for drugs and charges them with Possession with Intent to Deliver? Most people think that it is the sheer amount of the drugs that ...
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Westminster DUI Lawyer Checklist

Today’s Westminster DUI Lawyer checklist is about hiring the right DUI attorney for you and what steps you can take to make the process as easy as possible. If you have been arrested for a DUI ...
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DUI Suspect Collapses on Front Lawn in Front of Media

Reporters witnessed a suspect collapse on the front lawn of his parents' home last weekend in the city of Coral Gables. S.G., 38, has been accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in a drunk driving ...
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Irvine DUI Lawyer Tips

Today’s Irvine DUI Lawyer tip of the day is about criminal procedure and what you can expect to happen if you are arrested for a DUI. Let’s say, for example, Jane is arrested for an Irvine ...
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Bride Still in Wedding Dress Found Dead in Bathtub

A woman was found in Burbank who had been stabbed to death. What is eerie about this particular stabbing is that the woman was still in her wedding dress. When family began to get concerned after not ...
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