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New Law Prohibits Asking About Criminal Convictions on State Job Applications

October 30, 2013

New Law Prohibits Asking About Criminal Convictions on State Job Applications On Oct. 11, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 218 clarifying what the government can ask you on state and local government job applications. With this newly signed law, California joins nine other states with similar legislation. Essentially, AB 218 prohibits state and […]

Drug Treatment under Proposition 36 may still be Available after Previous Failures in California - PC 1201.1

October 17, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Drug Treatment under Proposition 36 may still be Available after Previous Failures in California - PC 1201.1 In a recent California Court of Appeal case that should be of interest to anyone who has previously failed to complete drug treatment under Proposition 36 “Drug Treatment” laws¹, the court held that prior refusals to complete treatment […]

Man Escapes Guilty Verdict after Involvement in Major Copyright Infringement Scheme

October 10, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Man Escapes Guilty Verdict after Involvement in Major Copyright Infringement Scheme In the summer of 2003, owner of Super DVD, Julius Liu, was convicted of copyright infringement and trafficking in counterfeit labels. Liu’s company was involved in commercially replicating DVDs and CDs for various clients on a very large scale. While Liu was replicating these […]

Speed Exhibition Can Lead to Deadly Consequences – Vehicle Code Section 23109

October 1, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Speed Exhibition Can Lead to Deadly Consequences – Vehicle Code Section 23109 Memorial Day will always be a time of solemn remembrance for the parents of five Irvine high school students killed in a gruesome car accident that investigators determined was caused by excessive speeding. Traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour on a […]

You Could Kill Someone and Go to Jail for Talking or Texting While Driving – California Vehicle Code Sections 23123, 23124

September 23, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

You Could Kill Someone and Go to Jail for Talking or Texting While Driving – California Vehicle Code Sections 23123, 23124 Haverhill, Mass., February 2011 Aaron Deveau was only 17 years old when he struck and killed Donald Bowley, a 55-year old father of three and critically injured the deceased man’s girlfriend who was a […]

U.S. Congress Close to Restrictions on International Travel for Sex Offenders – Amendment to House Resolution 2848

September 20, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

U.S. Congress Close to Restrictions on International Travel for Sex Offenders – Amendment to House Resolution 2848 Laws putting restrictions on international travel for sex offenders are proliferating across the United States. Many lawmakers say controlling where a sex offender may live and physically be increases public safety by making it more difficult for this […]

Amending California’s Lifetime Sex Offender Registry: Assembly Bill 702 (AB702)

September 12, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Amending California’s Lifetime Sex Offender Registry: Assembly Bill 702 (AB702) In February, Chairman of the California Assembly Public Safety Committee, Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (Democrat, 17th District – San Francisco County), introduced Assembly Bill 702. AB 702 would have amended California’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), which is currently a lifetime requirement for anyone required to […]

Can an Illegal Immigrant Practice Law in California?

September 4, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Can an Illegal Immigrant Practice Law in California? Sergio Garcia came to the United States when he was just 17 months old. He became a California resident permanently when he was 17 years old. He has been on a waiting list for almost 19 years to obtain a green card, which he was originally approved […]

Breaking Bad Outage Sparks Controversy over Misuse of 911 – California Penal Code Section 148.3

August 30, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

Breaking Bad Outage Sparks Controversy over Misuse of 911 – California Penal Code Section 148.3 When you catch a meth kingpin in the act, it might be a good time to call 911. But when that meth-making drug mogul is really just Walter White in an episode of the popular television series "Breaking Bad," it […]

DNA Testing Evidence Allowed if Identity is a Critical Issue – PC Section 1405

August 29, 2013

Criminal Defense

Paul Wallin

DNA Testing Evidence Allowed if Identity is a Critical Issue – PC Section 1405 Recently, the California Court of Appeals ruled that DNA testing evidence left at the crime scene by a defendant may be performed if the perpetrator’s identity is a critical issue and there is a “reasonable probability” the verdict would be more […]

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