Dividing Community Property in California
Marital Property is Split 50/50 in California
The concept of community property stems from Spanish law, and California is one of the few western states that adhere to this concept even to this day. According to this...
Is Your Ex-Spouse Hiding Assets Before Divorce?
Hidden Community Property Assets
California is a community property state, which means many marital assets are to be divided...
50/50 Custody Schedules in California
Split Custody Schedules
Planning child exchanges and custody calendars can be a juggling...
10 Ways To Fight and Beat California DUI Charges
Individuals who are facing DUI charges confront very serious consequences, including the possibility of losing their driving privileges, being thrown behind bars, having to pay a large fine and having to comply with court restrictions. To avoid these negative consequences, it is important that they lodge a viable defense with an experienced DUI attorney. The applicability of a defense depends...
Infographic – What it means to Legalize Marijuana with Prop 64?
Coming Tuesday (November 8, 2016), Californians will vote on Proposition 61 to legalize marijuana. Polls predict that this proposition will pass.
It would legalize limited marijuana possession and consumption for adults 21 or older and allow personal cultivation of up to six plants. The proposition would establish a Bureau of Marijuana Control to regulate the commercial marketplace for pot....
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About DUI In California
Drunk Driving (DUI) Charges are criminal charges that can result in misdemeanor or felony convictions depending on the circumstances.California prosecutes drunk driving under two different criminal statutes.The most common charge for DUI is under California Vehicle Code Section 23152(b). This code section makes...
Criminal Justice Reform Events that are Occurring in California
Proposed Legislation and California Department of Justice Respond to Demands for Police Transparency
The “Black Lives Matter” Movement Comes to Sacramento, California
On September 2, 2015 members of the Black Lives Matter movement staged a “die in” protest, laying down outside the office of California Governor Jerry Brown. Other protestors stood upright, chanting “black lives matter” while...
California Abolishes Grand Jury in Police-Shooting Cases in Response to National Police Brutality
The Secretive World of Grand Juries
Grand juries are juries in which the district attorney has to show that there is “probable cause” to indict a defendant with criminal charges. “Probable cause” is a low standard of proof which only requires the government to show that there is a “fair probability” that the individual committed the crime. Grand juries are secret and the testimony and...
Hayward Police Officer Murdered After Routine Traffic Stop Turns Deadly
Sgt. Lunger Killed at 3 AM during Routine Traffic Stop
An early morning traffic stop turned to tragedy, as an individual opened fire on Sargent Scott Lunger of the Hayward Police Department. The gunshot killed Sgt. Lunger, leaving the Police Department and larger community distraught and seeking justice.
The shooting occurred at 3:14 AM this morning. People in the neighborhood stated that they...
Years of Faulty Forensic Science on Hair Samples Plagues Criminal Justice System
An Innocent Man Released
Mr. Kirk Odom
In 2012, after 22 years in prison, Kirk L. Odom walked out of a Washington D.C. courthouse an innocent man. A jury found Mr. Odom’s guilty of a rape and robbery of a woman in 1981. Judge Herbert B. Dixon of the D.C. Superior Court cited new DNA evidence as part of the basis for Mr. Odom’s exoneration.
Forensic Science: Both the Solution and the Problem
On...