The trial for a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who is accused of shooting an unarmed man outside a Murrieta bar when he was off duty is nearing its start date. According to the Murrieta Patch, the fatal shooting occurred in Dec. 2011. Evidently, the deputy had been at Spelly’s Pub and Grille when an argument…
Looking through recent news reports from California, you’re bound to find a few discussing investigations of arson, ranging from an alleged attempt to cause an explosion at a fraternity house to the origins of a suspicious brush fire. Though arson can take on many forms, it generally involves setting a fire deliberately or recklessly to…
California Penal Code 503, defines embezzlement as the “fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted.” The crime of embezzlement may be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor depending on the specific circumstances involved. Keep in mind, embezzlement charges are appropriate only when someone has entrusted you with specific…
Sometimes, due to peer pressure, rebellion or simply making a poor decision, minors can involve themselves in criminal activities. The field of law that deals with cases and issues involving minors who have been arrested is Juvenile law. If your child has been arrested and charged with a criminal offence, you need to make sure…
Across the country, all states struggle with how to handle both prisoners and released inmates. While we all generally believe that people who committed crimes ought to atone for them, the reality is that people cannot and should not be locked up forever. That would be neither fair nor financially practical. This is an issue…
Riverside Police are looking for suspects in connection with what they described as the “intentional” hit-and-run killing of a 62-year-old Riverside man. As we see it, this story presents a good chance to discuss why it is important that alleged crimes fit the circumstances. The man was struck around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 14 as he…
Several dozen people were cited or arrested after officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department conducted a drivers’ license/DUI checkpoint the night between Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21. Officers stationed themselves at the intersection of State Highway 74 and the El Toro cutoff in Lake Elsinore between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. Some…
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, support is growing in California for the legalization of recreational use marijuana. Bolstered by successful ballot issues last year in Colorado and Washington, the campaign for legalizing marijuana in California has begun. It won’t be easy to get the issue on the ballot in 2014, though. The campaign…
If you’re in a position where you owe the IRS a significant amount of money, you have probably heard news stories and documentaries about wealthy people who didn’t pay millions of dollars in taxes and wondered how in the world the IRS did not crack down on them earlier. How were they able to evade…
While parents and students at Vista Murrieta High School were reportedly stating recently that the recent sex allegations against two standout members of the football team won’t harm the reputation of the school, the students accused of these crimes have not been so fortunate. While Juvenile Law prevents the records of its cases from being…
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