Fraud, A Blemmish on the White Collar of America

Edwin H. Sutherland, who is one of the most influential criminologists of the first half of the twentieth century defined white collar crime as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.”
According to the IRS website, fraud on the corporate level, encompasses violations of the […]

The City of Lights and the Darkness of Domestic Violence

LA just witnessed one of the worst instances of domestic violence and an abuse of the rules set in place to protect victims. Domestic violence is a very real situation, and at times the law is powerless to assist the victims. Restraining orders can be given by the courts, but as one […]

Los Angeles Hate Crime Laws

Hate Crimes: A Maze, A Web, A Quandary
Hate crime statutes in California can be complicated. Wait, let’s rephrase that, hate crime statutes in California are a maze of tangled loopholes and agendas spread throughout the law. The laws, for the most part, are well intentioned and are designed to protect anyone from being […]

Obscenity Laws and the Adult Industry

Los Angeles has one of the strangest legalized industries in the nation; namely, the adult industry, which employs actors, directors, producers, editing people, administrative folks, talent scouts and much more. What is most strange about this industry is that a variety of obscenity laws, passed by both state and federal governments, Republican and Democrats […]

What does it mean for a witness to get immunity?

The best witness for a prosecutor is an unbiased eye witness. For certain types of crime this is rare. A witness of value may be involved in the commission of the very crime a prosecutor wants to convict someone of.
How can a prosecutor make a case with this type of witness when the witness […]

Gangs In California

California has long sought solutions to its gang problems, and has tried a number of different strategies. The most infamous of these is to serve injunctions against specific gangs, as Sacramento did against the ?Broderick Boys?, making it illegal for gang members to gather. As these strategies have met with varying success (for example, the […]

Conviction on Confession

Martin Tankleff was just seventeen years old when he was convicted of the brutal murder of his parents in their Long Island, New York home. While no motive beyond adolescent angst was ever given, Marty was convicted based on a confession made to Long Island police after hours of interrogation and a malicious ruse where […]

California DUI and Drug-related Traffic Offenses

In California, there are fifty percent traffic accidents that result in fatality for individuals who drive drunk. These staggering numbers indicate the reason for so many frequent prosecuted offenses. California has increased its enforcement of Drug-related and DUI traffic violations.
A person driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent is concerned to be in […]

Violent Crime Decrease and TV

An editorial from one of our guest writers…
Great news! Violent crime in the U.S. has decreased by almost 60% since 1993. As a former law student, I’m wondering why. First, I must say I’m a bit surprised that the decrease is so significant. Considering the slap on the wrist some violent crimes receive (assault […]

Don’t Blow Your Chance for an Acquittal: Challenging Breathalyzer Results in Court

If you have been charged with a DUI or DWI offense and the Breathalyzer results are over the legal limit, you may be thinking that you may as well just plead guilty to the charges and take whatever punishment the judge hands down. Assuming that you don’t have any options for […]

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