San Diego Attorney Blog

A criminal lawyer or attorney may not be necessary every time you get into trouble... One day you may get yelled at by your spouse, or next week you could be written up at work for a less than stellar production month. However, there are times, right or wrong, when you may find yourself entangled with the law. When that happens, especially if it is your first time, you may be asking yourself, “Do...

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Do a Google search for “San Diego criminal defense attorney” and you'll get almost a million and a half results.  Click on the Google map next to the result and you'll find little red dots all over it, like a bad case of chicken pox (with a large concentration downtown). With so many options, how are you supposed to find the right criminal defense attorney for your case? Find an attorney who specializes...

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What is the scope of police authority when obtaining evidence from a driver to show that he or she may be intoxicated? When obtaining evidence from a driver, such as a blood sample, police officers must comply with the Fourth Amendment, which ensures “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their person … against unreasonable searches and seizures”.  U.S.C.A Const. Amend. IV.  Moreover,...

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What happens after someone is cited for either an infraction or a misdemeanor; or under unfortunate circumstances is arrested for a misdemeanor or felony violation?  After someone has been given a citation for either an infraction or a misdemeanor, or has been taken into custody for committing a misdemeanor or felony, the person is brought before a judge to be arraigned of the charges against him or her....

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Do you have a criminal conviction that is preventing you from getting a job or gaining entry into higher education?  Are you a California resident? If the answer to either of those questions is yes then you have stumbled upon the right blog! In California there are different classifications of crimes depending on the possible prison or jail time that you could serve.  Generally speaking with probation...

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Of course, the best practice possible is to avoid drinking and driving all together.  However, when the best practices are not observed and an individual finds themselves being arrested for a DUI the following information can be helpful. Quite often when our law firm gives seminars to the public about how to handle a DUI we ask the following question, “Are the police our friends”, to which...

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