- San Diego County Charge: Out of county resident charged with felony assault and battery involving multiple victims and great bodily and serious injuries Result: Verdict, Not Guilty on All 7 counts of Assault and Battery with Great Bodily Injury and Multiple Strikes.San Diego County Charge: 69 year old man driving under the influence of methamphetamine onto oncoming traffic Result: Hung Jury and District Attorney Dismissed DUI San Diego County Charge: Mother of two evading police in hit and run charge with serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed after Successful Line-Up Motion San Diego County Charge: Juvenile charged with running over her ex boyfriend at high school Result: Court Dismissed case after Argument Made In Mitigation San Diego County Charge: Spouse arrested for domestic violence after 911 calls and pictures of serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed at Trial San Diego County Charge: Military member arrested for assault and battery Result: Court Dismissed after successful argument for Military Diversion San Diego Federal Charge: 19-year-old student charged with Alien Smuggling Result: Case Dismissed after negotiations with US AttorneySan Diego County Charge: Out of county resident charged with felony assault and battery involving multiple victims and great bodily and serious injuries Result: Verdict, Not Guilty on All 7 counts of Assault and Battery with Great Bodily Injury and Multiple Strikes.San Diego County Charge: 69 year old man driving under the influence of methamphetamine onto oncoming traffic Result: Hung Jury and District Attorney Dismissed DUI San Diego County Charge: Mother of two evading police in hit and run charge with serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed after Successful Line-Up Motion San Diego County Charge: Juvenile charged with running over her ex boyfriend at high school Result: Court Dismissed case after Argument Made In Mitigation San Diego County Charge: Spouse arrested for domestic violence after 911 calls and pictures of serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed at Trial San Diego County Charge: Military member arrested for assault and battery Result: Court Dismissed after successful argument for Military Diversion San Diego Federal Charge: 19-year-old student charged with Alien Smuggling Result: Case Dismissed after negotiations with US Attorney
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CAN I JUST SAY “NO”?
Under California's implied consent law, you are required to submit to a DUI breath test or a DUI blood test if you get lawfully arrested for driving under the influence. Refusing to do so typically results in increased penalties (in addition to standard California DUI penalties). This is because such...
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CAN YOU ALWAYS RELY ON THE PRESENTED SCIENCE?
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges carry with them the possibility of both jail time and the loss of driving privileges. As with any criminal case, a DUI defendant makes a major mistake if he attempts to make their way through the system without an aggressive criminal defense lawyer to...
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HOW RELIABLE ARE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS?
Photo Credit: http://www.newyorker.com/images/2013/06 What is a Field Sobriety Test? Field sobriety tests are used to enforce DUI laws and usually precede Breathalyzer tests. A police officer typically performs a three-part field sobriety test after a traffic stop where there is suspicion that the motorist may be drunk or otherwise impaired....
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MAKING SURE THE PROSECUTION MAINTAINS ITS STANDARD
Understanding ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ The due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments “[protect] the accused against conviction except upon proof beyond a reasonable doubt of every fact necessary to constitute the crime with which he is charged.” The reasonable doubt standard plays a vital role in the...
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HEY! THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT! How to Exclude Evidence Whose Sole Purpose is to Be Used Against You
PICTURE THIS: You are at a friend’s house for dinner. With your meal, you enjoy two glasses of delicious Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It was a great time, but you need to get on your way and get to bed for work tomorrow. FYI: two glasses of wine will not...
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YOUR ALCOHOL TOLERANCE SHOULD NOT BE USED AGAINST YOU
Getting arrested for a DUI is a scary moment, and standing trial for a DUI can be even scarier. One minute you’re having a great time with friends and colleagues at a happy hour event in the lively Gaslamp district, and the next you’re blinded by flashing lights and loud...
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They Say Silence is Golden, But How Do I Exercise this Right?
Question: What are some of the mistakes people make when being stopped, investigated, or arrested for DUI? Earlier you mentioned some mistakes individuals can make or misconceptions people have when answering questions to police officers? -- The biggest mistake people make is giving too much information to the police officers....
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Keeping Everything Fair and Balanced: Badly Behaved Prosecutors Ruining the Balance
Photo courtesy of: wrongfulconvictionsblog.org The justice system can only be called a justice system if all aspects of it are fair and evenhanded. The minute an iota of corruption surfaces, the entire system suffers—and eventually breaks down. The United States, while not perfect, is still striving for balance. And when...
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WINNING THE DUI CASE OFTEN OCCURS BEFORE THE TRIAL
Challenging stops, blood or breath results after PAS tests, roadblocks, and tolerance. In common law legal systems, a motion to suppress is a formal, written request to a judge for an order that certain evidence be excluded from consideration by the judge or jury at trial. Careful motion practice plays...
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Why Did Former Subway Guy Jared Fogle Plead Guilty to Child Pornography?
If you have charges associated with child pornography, you are going to want to know how to overcome them. If you searched online “how to beat child pornography charges” or “how to get not guilty on child pornography” you likely wanted to read that it was an easy task. Unfortunately,...
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