Criminal Law

The Consequences of Sexting with a Minor in California
Sexting has consequences. Just ask New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, who right now is experiencing private and political fallout from sending sexually explicit text messages to several women...

Palmdale Man Accused of DUI and Vehicular Manslaughter
Late last month, 24-year old Palmdale resident Michael Hemperly crashed his 2001 Porsche into a tree on Bouquet Canyon, a winding road in Santa Clarita, California. His 26-year old passenger, Rancho Cucamonga resident Marissa Hodges was killed as a result...

Amendments to Penal Code 666 to Apply Retroactively
California Penal Code 666 -- more commonly known as ?petty theft with a prior? -- allows prosecutors to file a petty theft charge as a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the offender has three or more prior theft-related convictions...

CA- California Sex Crime Conviction Reversed
I don't believe he was even charged, but it must have been a prosecutor gone wild again.California Court of Appeal Reverses Conviction of Defendant Found Guilty of Sex Crime for Showing Harmful Matter to a MinorA jury in California found a defendant guilty of California Penal Code Section 288...

The Risk of Bribing Judges and Jurors
You?ve started your California DUI trial. Everything seems to be going in your favor and you?re feeling good about your choice to plead not guilty. Then the case takes a turn and you?re beginning to question your decision to take the case to trial...

Expunge Your California DUI
Even though driving under the influence is one of the most common misdemeanor crimes in California?it seems as though everyone knows at least one person who has been convicted of this offense?that doesn?t stop prospective employers, loan agencies, universities, or others from using it to discriminate against you...

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

Building Codes
National, local, and municipal building code sources

Crime Categories
How you can tell a misdemeanor from a felony.

Uniform Commercial Code and Contracts
Interstate commercial transactions and sale of goods in the United States

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Settlement
Sears settles with disabled worker for record $6.2M

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action
Seattle Mortgage Co Faces California Class Action

California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products

California Talent Agency, Be Productions, Faces Federal Class Action
California Talent Agency, Be Productions, Faces Federal Class Action