When you were a teenager, did you ever do something that was, quite frankly, not very smart? Most of us did. As we mature into adulthood, a lot of us make mistakes in judgment because our decision-making process isn’t yet as refined as it should be. One 16-year-old girl seems to have made a rather…
If the accounts from at least 15 women are to be believed, a monster lurks behind the affable façade that Bill Cosby has cultivated over the years. Cosby, at age 77, is being rocked by numerous charges of sexual assault by numerous women, some going back decades. According to the accusations, Cosby was able to…
In order for a prosecutor to charge you with the crime of forgery in California, you must have knowingly intended to defraud another person or organization. When assessing the severity of your forgery, prosecutors and judges consider whether your actions could cause financial injury to someone who believed your forged document was genuine. Although writing…
A 49-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in San Bernardino, following a fight with another man over a woman. The incident occurred early the morning of Friday, Oct. 3. San Bernardino police said they were summoned to an address in the 700 block of East Orange Show Road around 7:30…
A recent case that’s making the news and raising questions about California’s criminal justice system involves a rapper, Brandon Duncan (who performs under the name Tiny Doo). Duncan is now up for charges in connection with several gang shootings; he faces a possible life sentence in prison if found guilty. But what is Duncan’s connection…
You’ve been at work since 5 am. All you can think about is going home and climbing into bed, but the sound of your stomach growling is too much to ignore. You haven’t been home before nightfall in days, so you’re sure the only thing left in the fridge is an expired gallon of milk…
Under California law, burglary can encompass many different crimes. In order to be charged with burglary, law enforcement officials need to suspect that you went into a room or building (or broke into a locked car) with the intention of committing either theft or any felony. Law enforcement officials don’t even have to prove that…
Believe it or not, marijuana was once a mandatory crop in America. It’s true! According to a PBS Frontline report, the colony of Virginia demanded that every local farmer grow a form of cannabis called hemp. The sturdy plant was used to make canvas, rope and other useful materials. At the time, hemp was very…
This past Election Day, California voters passed a new law, Proposition 47, which will make some important changes to how drug possession and certain other crimes will be penalized by the criminal justice system. What are some of the changes that the law introduces? Due to Proposition 47, nonviolent drug possession for personal use will…
Domestic Violence is a real problem that strikes both famous and ordinary people. Many people reacted with revulsion to the video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice hitting his then fiancé in an elevator and then dragging her out after she fell to the floor. But false accusations of domestic violence are also prevalent,…
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