This is an important case out of the Sixth Appellate district, which arose out of the Monterey Superior Court.  There, a defendant brought a petition for resentencing under Proposition 47 to have her felony conviction for methamphetamine possession reduced to a misdemeanor. The court originally had suspended the imposition of sentence, placed her on felony probation for […]

On March 7, 2016, the Ninth Circuit upheld the denaturalization of a United States Citizen 20 years after he was granted citizenship.  I cannot state strongly enough how important it is to have counsel when applying for naturalization.  The U.S. government routinely deports people who apply for naturalization when they discover a fact that they […]

The California Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would remove mandatory minimum jail sentences for repeat prostitution offenses. Under current state law, a second conviction guarantees at least 45 days in jail, which increases to a minimum 90-day sentence for a third offense and beyond. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article75226367.html#storylink=cpy

Well, you don’t see this every day.  A DA investigator pummeled a defense attorney, in court, fracturing a facial bone.  The investigator was a former police officer who made $206,000 the prior year.  Not surprisingly, he was not arrested. There is however, a petition to the Attorney General to have him arrested.  You can read […]

On February 26, 2016, the Sixth District decided an appeal that originated in Santa Clara County.  Defendant drove away from a gathering at which he and his passengers had been drinking. A passenger testified that after visiting a liquor store, defendant began to “drive crazy,” ultimately causing the vehicle to flip. Three passengers fled the […]