Temecula, Murrieta and Hemet Criminal Defense Law Office Recently in Long Beach, police stopped a man for a traffic violation. According to news sources, the man showed signs of great nervousness as the police spoke with him; they also discovered that he was driving without a license. They searched his car and found packaging material…
Extradition, legally defined, is what happens when a person residing in one state of the United States or in a different country is accused of a crime in another state or country and is transferred there for trial. An extradition from one state to another takes place when the governor of the state where the…
Drug possession laws vary from state to state and on the federal level. In California, Health and Safety Code 11377(a) makes it a crime (felony or misdemeanor) for a person who is caught owning or otherwise possessing a controlled substance such as marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin or some other substance. Some legally prescribed medications can…
In the fall of 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill (Assembly Bill 721) into law that modifies the definition of drug transport in California. This will have an effect on what drug crimes someone can be charged with and the possible sentencing they face. It will make it more likely that drug users…
Earlier last month, some 1,355 live marijuana plants were seized from a “grow house” in Jurupa Valley. The Press-Enterprise reports that officers from Jurupa Valley’s Special Enforcement Unit raided the residence the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 8. Apparently, they had been tipped off by suspiciously high electricity consumption at the home. Supposedly, the officers found…
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…
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…
At a city council meeting in late September, Eastvale city councilors voted 4-1 to adopt a new rental-regulation law that they hope will address the growing problem of unlawful marijuana cultivation. So far this year, 21 residences have been raided because occupants were growing marijuana. This prompted city councilors to draft a resolution that requires…
Marijuana possession in California has become a complicated situation no thanks to the Health & Safety Code 11359 law that applies to an intent to sell marijuana. While possessing less than 28.5 grams of concentrated marijuana in California is still a misdemeanor, the criminal charges for possession of non-concentrated marijuana have been reduced considerably from…
A standard probation check has landed two people in jail when it was found they were manufacturing hash in a Murrieta home. They have been booked on drug possession and felony weapons charges. On Friday, July 5, 2013, officers arrived at the home in question and caught one of the suspects attempting to escape from…
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