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Orange County DUI Patrols - Sunday December 19, 2010

December 19, 2010

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Orange County DUI Taskforce and saturation patrols will be continuing over the holiday season.  Announced by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department were several DUI checkpoints and extra patrols.  Here are the announced locations for Sunday, December 19:
DUI Taskforce operations in La Habra (with Buena Park and Placentia Police Departments)
DUI Saturation Patrol 8 p.m. to [...]

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Court date in Orange County but can’t be there? What do you do?

December 16, 2010

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I can’t be there at my court date!  What do I do?
If you have an upcoming date in court for a misdemeanor criminal case, but you cannot appear on that date, what do you do?  For example, let’s say you have a family vacation planned, booked and paid for months in advance, but now you’ve [...]

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What is a 1538.5 motion in a DUI case?

December 6, 2010

It’s a motion under Penal Code section 1538.5 to suppress evidence obtained from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.
In a DUI situation, the challenge can be to either the initial stop (arguing that the officer did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity in order to lawfully detain you) or the arrest [...]

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Stages of a Criminal Trial

December 1, 2010

What are the basic stages of a criminal trial in California?
Pre-Trial Motions
First - before the case even gets to trial, there may be motions run that can dramatically change the evidence, charges and even possibly get the entire case dismissed.

995 Motion - if the case is a felony, a motion to challenge the charges and [...]

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Marijuana soon to be just an infraction - 11357(b) changes coming

October 3, 2010

Currently, under California law, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is the lowest level misdemeanor possible.  The maximum possible punishment is a fine of no more than $100, but it is still a misdemeanor.
Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed into law Senate Bill 1449 which will change the classification of possession of less than an [...]

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