http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/ Published by Mary Frances Prevost en-us 2009-07-03T11:25:23-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/07/california_dui_san_bernardino.html San Bernardino County Announces July 4th Crackdown On Drunk Drivers County Statistics Showing Holiday Period is a Deadly One on U.S. Roads Victorville: Avoid the 25 DUI Campaign Task Force today announced its deputies will be out in full force... In The News californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-07-03T11:25:23-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/07/how_to_avoid_a_dui_arrest_this.html It's starting now. Police agencies all over San Diego are setting up roadblocks, and putting officers on overtime, to make as many DUI arrests as possible. Hopefully, the tips below will come in handy for you over this Fourth of... In The News californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-07-01T14:42:12-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/united_states_supreme_court_re.html Supreme Confrontation: Impact of the Court’s lab report decision Defenders hail ruling, prosecutors say drug offenders will go free By Kimberly Atkins and David E. Frank Staff writers Published: June 26, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruling requiring criminal... Civil Rights californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-29T15:25:48-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/civil_rights_law_jury_awards_5.html In San Diego, we have had a prosecutor who intentionally and wilfully withheld evidence from defense attorneys that one of the San Diego Sheriff's Department crime lab analysts had testified falsely numerous times. Not only did he not tell defense... Bad Cop - No Donut californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-25T11:37:10-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/jury_deliberates_in_case_where.html A Texas jury is presently deliberating how much money to give an innocent man who spent 17 year in jail because the crime lab withheld evidence that excluded him as the perpetrator. See http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6494429.html... Civil Rights californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-24T13:25:16-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/top_iphone_applications_for_bu.html Click HERE if you would like to see the top IPhone applications for busy lawyers.... In The News californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-22T13:03:00-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/san_diego_criminal_defense_no.html The defendant here wants DNA testing, but asked for it in the context of a civil rights lawsuit. The majority says that the defense seeks a free-standing constitutional right to DNA testing, and they aren't creating one. So big deal.... Federal Cases californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-20T18:29:26-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/double_jeopardy_and_hung_jurie.html This case involves a criminal prosecution arising from the Enron scandal. The jury acquitted the def. on some counts and hung on others. Does double jeopardy bar retrial on the hung counts? The U.S. Supremes rule, "Thus, if the possession... Federal Cases californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-19T18:25:09-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/california_criminal_law_delay.html So there was a little, teeny, tiny preaccusation delay bringing this case. Like 26 years! Really. In 1981, the DA filed attempted murder in San Diego and got an arrest warrant. In 1982, the defendant was arrested in Pennsylvania and... California Cases californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-18T18:14:16-08:00 http://www.californiacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/06/san_diego_dui_defense_8_arrest.html Eight people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and a large number of people cited for driver's license violations at a checkpoint that ended early today on Valley Parkway, police said. More than 2,100 vehicles entered the checkpoint area,... In The News californiacriminallawyerblog-1 2009-06-18T10:15:17-08:00