714-997-4400LA Sees Serious Drop In Arrests
In 2014 Proposition 47, a ballot measure that downgraded some drug and property felonies to misdemeanors, may have had a serious impact in arrest numbers throughout the state. In fact, from 2013 to 2015 the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) arrest numbers dropped by 25 percent, The Los Angeles Times reports. But Prop 47 may […]
Lee Baca Found Guilty of Conspiracy
After a mistrial late last year, a team of prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s office decided to take another stab at convincing jurors that former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was, in fact, guilty of obstructing a federal investigation. The efforts of the public corruption prosecutors paid off, with a jury finding Lee Baca […]
Federal Judge Overrides California Naloxone Law
There isn’t an area in this country that has not been touched by the American opioid addiction epidemic. Rich or poor, white or black, urban or rural. And even those who are cut off from the outside world, such as inmates in jail or prison, manage to acquire the potentially deadly class of narcotics. Anything […]
Regulating Marijuana Comes With Uncertainty
If you live in California you are probably aware that Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) was passed by voters in November 2016. And with voter approval, California became one of eight states and the District of Columbia where it is legal for adults to use cannabis products. It is a sign that more […]
Immigration Law Training and Resources
Immigration and citizenship have been politicized topics of late, in the wake of some controversial orders emanating from Washington D.C. There is still a lot that is unknown about what will be in the coming months and years, but for those living in states hosting millions of undocumented people living in America right now there […]
SB 284: Misdemeanor Property Crimes
Property crime is a major issue in the state of California. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, showed that property crime was up 6.6% in 2015, from the previous year and 41 of the state’s 58 counties had increases in property crime rates during the same time period. Naturally, the uptick in property crimes like theft […]
HIV Transmission Laws in California
We do not hear about HIV and AIDS much anymore in the U.S., unless it is regarding Africa and third-world countries, with limited resources to prevent the spread of the virus. Although, the deadly illness did make national news after an outbreak swept across southeastern Indiana in 2015, primarily the result of intravenous prescription opioid […]
Ending Money Bail In California
If you are arrested for allegedly having committed a crime, you will likely be offered bail in most states. Once paid, you can go about your life as usual, but are expected to appear in court at your appointed date. If you fail to appear, the money you put up for bail will be forfeited […]
What Are Violent Crimes?
In the past we have written about how certain states (i.e. California) are rethinking who belongs behind bars. Severe overpopulation problems across the United States stem from locking up hundreds of thousands of nonviolent drug offenders. With a number of states legalizing the use of marijuana, it might mean that several nonviolent offenders could be […]