As we see the beginning of a new President and Vice President for the United States, we will most likely see a new beginning for criminal prosecutions for Los Angeles DUIs and Southern California criminal law. Already the new administration has claimed that there will be a clamp down on…
Heather Locklear had her DUI case dismissed after her Southern California DUI attorney was able to have the case reduced to reckless driving. Because her case was reduced from a DUI pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 23152(a) and 23152(b), to a simple reckless driving, Ms. Locklear will not have…
Basketball great Charles Barkley is going off the air after he is arrested for a DUI. While he was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, the legal limit for DUI is the same there as it is for a Los Angeles and Southern California DUI, .08 percent blood alcohol. For personal reasons…
In March of 2008 Thomas Jane, the actor married to “Medium” star Patricia Arquette, was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles. This news was kept fairly quite because he hired a Los Angeles DUI defense attorney who knew how to manage both the Southern California DUI case, as well…
In a shift from a decade ago, violent crime in Los Angeles has declined for 6 straight years. Police in this Southern California city are thankful in the decrease. Others worry that the decline will reversed due to the failing economy. Los Angeles homicides decreased about 5% from the previous…
A man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at his relative’s house in Los Angeles suburb of Covina killing 9 people and then shooting himself after going to the house at almost midnight. The shooter then set fire to the scene starting a Los Angeles arson and then fled the…
I want to wish everyone in the Los Angeles and Southern California area who reads or is redirected to this Los Angeles and Southern California Criminal Defense Blog a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. This blog is now six months old and I am pleased that it seems to have…
2008 is almost over and the star studded, celebrity crimes including Los Angeles DUIs, Southern California drug possessions, and other movie star crimes is in its final countdown for the year end. In Los Angeles, celebrities not only entertain us in the movies, on TV and in theaters, but also…
A Los Angeles driver of a Bentley Continental was shot and killed late at night this week while driving on the 101 freeway near downtown Los Angeles. While shootings and murders are not uncommon in this Southern California city, violent crime rates with the use of weapons had recently been…
The number of expungements being granted in Los Angeles and Southern California has significantly risen in recent years. Expungement is a legal word for cleaning up a criminal record. It appears that people charged with a Los Angeles DUI or other crime are now filing requests for expungements pursuant to…