Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many of us are busy putting together our last minute shopping lists or getting pie crusts ready for the oven. Drinking during the holidays seems to go hand-in-hand with holiday parties and family celebrations. Some people even drink because of the family celebrations. No matter what the reason, […]
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Three UCLA freshmen have been arrested after allegedly shoplifting in Hangzhou, China. LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were believed to have attempted shoplifting sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store at the hotel where the basketball team was staying. The three young men were released on bail but will not be allowed to return
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It’s a tough choice to make. Your adult child is in jail for the third time on drug charges and what do you do? Do you bail him out once again? Do you run the same bond liability risks as you have in the past? Could you sleep at night knowing your child is in
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With recent news of Trump campaign aides facing a federal indictment, there have been many questions about what happens next. Many people wonder if those charged: Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, will spend their time awaiting trial in jail or if they will be allowed to wait out the charges free from imprisonment. A federal
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Legal troubles continue for Joshua Waring, son of Laurie Peterson. Waring had attempted murder charges refiled against him this month after they were dismissed when an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled that he had been denied his right to a speedy preliminary hearing. The charges stem from a 2016 shooting. The incident occurred in
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Did you know that if you are in an accident, have been drinking and are under the legal limit of .08 you may still be charged with a DUI? We had a client recently that was not a regular drinker. One night he went to a party. It was a very special one-time occasion so
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Authorities believe that Cathy Smith Rothgeb, 57, was involved in numerous acts of sexual assault against children including seven counts of object sexual penetration, forcible sodomy, indecent liberties with children, cruelty to children and aggravated sexual battery. The charges come after an investigation by the Virginia State Police launched last summer. A female with knowledge
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LA Rams’ Defensive End Ethan Westbrooks posted $55,000 bond after being arrested on gun charges in Bakersfield. Westbrooks is facing five felony gun charges. The incident arose after he was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in late September for speeding. The citing officer searched his car finding a loaded gun that was reported
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Authorities believe that Dooris Johnson suffers from mental health issues. On September 26, Johnston allegedly stabbed a San Francisco Police Department officer several times at the San Francisco International Airport. He appeared in the San Mateo County Superior Court asking a judge to let him act as his own attorney. His appearance at the court
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In a recent article published by the San Francisco Examiner, retired Superior Court judge and former State Senator Quentin L. Kopp writes about the potential (or more likely inevitable) problems with the bail reform proposed by SB 10. The bill was defeated in June of this year but is up for reconsideration next year. In
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