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To gain the attention of the news media, the Justice Department will sometimes charge innocent people with wire fraud, a common if somewhat vague type of white collar crime otherwise known as 18 U.S.C. § 1343. White collar indictments often seem like they are created for the sake of showing that the government is being…
Tijuana Criminal Defense Lawyer About State and Federal Criminal Charges San Diego Defenders, a criminal defense law firm, is located in Chula Vista, CA which 10 minutes from Tijuana, Mexico via the Otay Mesa POE or the San Ysidro POE. Most of the State criminal charges, like a DUI, go to Chula Vista. San Diego…
San Diego DUI Lawyer Says California Bail Reform SB10 Was Prompted By Effort To Reduce Public Defender Cost. Last week, a law was passed that ends bail for State Court as we know it. Currently, if you are arrested, depending on the crime and your prior record, there is a pre-set amount for your bail. …
Federal and State Attorney on New California Bail Reform Last year, this blog discussed the need for Bail Reform in California in “It is Way Past Time to Rethink Bail in California.” Well, earlier this week, Bail Reform was signed into law. It ends money bail and goes into effect October 2019. Here is how it used…
San Diego Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer on HSI, ICE, DEA, FBI, and US Postal Inspectors Things have changed over the last 28 years. We have been defending the accused in drug cases at the border, 21 USC 952 and 21 USC 960, often called importation of controlled substances, versus drug distribution cases, which often involve…
San Diego Affordable Attorney Explains What to Do If Arrested At the U.S.- Mexico Border A friend or a loved one arrested can be a long, intimidating and scary process. Do we wait? Do we post a bail bond or should we wait until arraignment and talk to the judge? San Diego Defenders get frequent…
If you haven’t heard the recent news, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced at the San Ysidro border crossing near Tijuana some recent changes in the way of a zero-tolerance mandate on illegal immigration. In most parts of the US we have a zero-tolerance policy for kilos of drugs that are crossed and then busted, and…
San Diego Military DUI Lawyer Explains What to Say When Arrested San Diego Defenders helps a lot of people who are in the military whether it’s the Navy or the Marines which is what me mostly see in San Diego, with DUI’s off base or even on base. Now, when you are being pulled over…
San Diego Military Lawyer on 4th of July DUIs Checkpoints – Navy and Marines It is the 4th of July in San Diego and there will be many DUI checkpoints. Everyone knows that, but what is not often clear is that FST’s or Field Sobriety Tests like the HGN or modified Rhomberg tests where you lift you leg and…
San Diego Defense Lawyer on Shift of Federal to State Drug Cases H&S 11351 and 11352 The Trump Administration decision on zero tolerance prosecuting illegal immigrants in U.S. District Court. That means that we at San Diego Defenders see federal prosecutors are passing more and more drug smuggling cases to State Court which was confirmed this week…
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