Warrant Execution and Unreasonable Police Behavior
There are limits to the ways police officers can act while enforcing a warrant. When the...
Why Judges and Prosecutors Engage in Plea Bargaining
Moving cases along, and making sure that there's room in the jails and prisons for...
Sobriety Checkpoints
The need to provide for highway safety, by getting drunk drivers off the road, trumps the...
2017 Human Trafficking Statutes
Below is a list of new statutes that have been added: PC 236.23 is a new affirmative...
Willful Blindness and Criminal Liability
Some people figure that, if they avoid true knowledge that they're doing something illegal, they can't...
Bitcoin Digital Currency Hits Three-Year High of $1,000
On January 2, the value of Bitcoin passed the $1,000 mark for the first time in...
New California Laws (2017)
2017, brings several new laws in the state of California. Here is a list: Cellphone use...
DUI Checkpoints (New Years 2016) – Bay Area
Local law enforcement agencies will be out in force, utilizing sobriety checkpoints to deter drunk driving...
Bail Jumping—or Failing to Appear After Bailing Out
Forfeiting bail isn't necessarily all an absent defendant will have to deal with. By Micah...