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February 22, 2012
  Another Wrong-Way DUI Crash on the Kennedy Expressway, Feb. 22, 2012
Posted By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
ANOTHER DUI WRONG-WAY DRIVER CRASH WAS COMMITTED BY A DRUNKEN WOMAN!!! The charges have struck a woman that was driving down the Kennedy Expressway going inbound when she was supposed to be going outbound!!! Unfortunately, she collided with another ...
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February 21, 2012
  Torrance Ex-Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Lewd Charges
Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
An ex-teacher from Torrance pled not guilty to 23 charges of lewd acts against nearly two dozen children. The 61-year-old 30 year elementary school teaching veteran is in jail with a $23 million bail. The lewd acts allegedly took place between the ...
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February 21, 2012
  Larceny and Receiving Stolen Property Charges Dropped
Posted By Boston Defense Attorney
At the Concord District Court this month a client was arrested by the police and charged with Larceny and Receiving Stolen Property in an alleged check stealing scam. Boston criminal defense attorney Brant argued that the government’s evidence ...
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February 21, 2012
  Northwest Chicago Resident Busted For Growing and Distributing Medical Marijuana
Posted By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWER GETS SIX YEARS IN THE SLAMMER A man coming from the state of Colorado was arrested in the NorthWest side of Chicago suburbs. A shipment of dozens of pounds of marijuana was seized and the Colorado man was sentenced to six ...
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February 20, 2012
  14-Year-Old Stabbed for Watching TV too Loudly
Posted By Plano Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Clarksville, Texas, local police placed a man under arrest for committing a violent crime . According to their reports, 44-year-old C.H. stabbed a 14-year-old boy on Saturday. Following the incident, C.H. was arrested and charged with aggravated ...
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February 20, 2012
  What Constitutes Conspiracy?
Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
According to the California Penal Code Section 182-185, conspiracy is when "two or more persons conspire to commit a crime." They do not actually have to take any action towards committing the crime, but it must be proven that they both ...
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February 18, 2012
  "America's Most Wanted" Leads to Sex Crime Suspect's Arrest
Posted By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
A man wanted by police in the state of Nevada was spotted by someone in Mexico. Thanks to the television program "America's Most Wanted," police have finally captured the man accused of having sex with multiple underage girls. The ...
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February 17, 2012
  California Mom Arrested for Child Endangerment After Kids Eat Pot Cookie
Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
A California woman has been arrested for Felony Child Endangerment after her two daughters, ages 10 and 11, found a chocolate chip cannabis cookie wrapped in plastic on their kitchen counter and decided to split the cookie between themselves. When ...
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February 16, 2012
  "Highly Psychotic" Man Convicted of Stalking Celebrity
Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
One of the costs of being in the limelight is that your privacy in constantly invaded. For some celebrities, it essentially does not exist. However, invasion of privacy and constant annoyance from paparazzi is in a completely different category than ...
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February 16, 2012
  Disney's show, "HANNAH MONTANA'S" star, Mitchel Musso Deals With His DUI Case
Posted By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
One of Walt Disney's most famous shows, "Hannah Montana" seems to have a star that got into a little bit of trouble. The former "Hannah Montana" star, Mitchel Musso supposedly has struck a a deal recently in his DUI case. The ...
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February 15, 2012
  Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Facebook Sexual Assault Charges
Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A 19-year-old male from Santa Clarita is pleading not guilty to the allegations that he committed sex crimes against underage victims whom he met on Facebook. 34 charges are being brought against him, and if he is found guilty of all of them, he ...
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February 15, 2012
  Bookkeeper Embezzled $1.5 Million from Employer
Posted By San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police say that a woman in San Diego, California spent years stealing money from her employer. Although the crime ended when she left the position back in 2007, her white collar crimes were discovered by a bookkeeper who finally caught on to the ...
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February 15, 2012
  Former Cake Band Member Accused of Sex Crimes against a Child
Posted By Riverside Criminal Defense Lawyer
A famous musician has been charged with a sex crime that may affect his reputation. While there is just one charge filed against the suspect right now, the Los Angeles Police Department has suspicions that other victims exist. Peter Ivan McNeal, who ...
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February 15, 2012
  Home Improvement Star Arrested for DUI of Drugs
Posted By Orange County DUI Lawyer
A former television star is gaining some fame again in the news. Taran Noah Smith, 27, was arrested for driving under the influence and being in possession of drugs. Smith is best known for his role on "Home Improvement," a sitcom that went ...
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February 15, 2012
  Victims Found Tied Up and Burned in Their Own Home
Posted By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
A double murder in Phoenix has police searching vehemently for suspects. The victims were reportedly found tied up and then burned in their own home last week. Although the police are not giving out too many details about the incident, it is known ...
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February 15, 2012
  Texan Christian University Drug Bust
Posted By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
After six months of investigation by TCU Campus Police and the Fort Worth Police Department, 17 TCU students were arrested in a campus-wide drug bust. Four of those arrested were members of the football team: Tanner Brock, Devin Johnson, D.J. Yendrey ...
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February 15, 2012
  Machete Found Near Scene of Attack
Posted By Rogan Law
Assault is the knowing or intentional infliction of bodily harm upon another. Aggravated assault is more serious than simple assault and usually involves some object used as a weapon and/or the intent to cause serious bodily injury to the other ...
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February 15, 2012
  So You Think You Can Dance" Choreographer Sent to Prison for Rape
Posted By Los Angeles Defense Attorney
A salsa dance instructor best known as a choreographer on the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” has been sentenced to 10 years in State Prison for Rape and Assault . A jury convicted Alex Da Silva in September of raping a 22-year-old ...
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February 14, 2012
  Man Arrested for Carrying Fake Shotgun in Public
Posted By San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police in San Diego, California arrested a man last week for carrying what looked like a loaded shotgun. When they arrived on the scene, they quickly learned that it was not as it appeared. The suspect, 26-year-old H.L., was walking in broad daylight ...
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February 14, 2012
  Woman Falls Asleep in Patrol Car after Fatal DUI Accident
Posted By Orange County DUI Lawyer
Police are still investigating a fatal crash that took place on a California highway last year and the driver is likely to be charged with vehicular manslaughter for her role in causing the DUI accident . The suspect, 24-year-old P.V., was involved ...
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