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San Diego County is home to thousands of United States sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and other members of the United States military. While these folks are doing a great service to their country by serving in the military, some do get arrested for DUI. If you are in the military and get arrested for a DUI, you face…
Here in San Diego County, we have a lot of military installations. That means our courts have to deal with DUI’s that happen on these bases. Whether a case ends up in Federal or State court depends on the circumstances. If someone is driving onto a military base, and are stopped by security, local law enforcement will…
Our legal system is the best in the world. Our rights are protected and our court system, while not perfect, gives individuals the best chance at justice. But, there is a big hole in how people are represented by lawyers. If you are rich, you can afford legal representation if you are accused of a…
We have all seen the ads. They trumpet, affordable, low cost cheap, et cetera et cetera. Obviously, we all want to pay as little as possible to get the services we need. But, are you getting a good lawyer when you shop for an affordable one? The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. It…
n the wake of all the scandals hitting the San Diego Police Department, it could not have been too surprising to learn that Chief William Lansdowne is retiring and going to be replaced. The new Chief will be Shelley Zimmerman, a long time veteran of the San Diego Police Department and current Assistant Chief. All…
There had been plans to start equipping SDPD officers with uniform cameras in 2015. In the wake of another scandal involving an officer and sexual misconduct with female suspects, soon to be retired Chief William Lansdowne had asked the City Council to provide funding to get the cameras going right away. That has been approved…
Watch out if you get arrested in the City of San Diego for a DUI. The City Attorney’s Office is the prosecutor of misdemeanors in San Diego. Starting a couple months ago, the City Attorney’s Office started asking the Judge to order that you cannot drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition…
DUI Stops and Talking with PolicQuestion from Someone Arrested for DUI- Last weekend, I was stopped by a police officer up near Pacific Beach. Long story short, he arrested me for DUI. I don’t think I was, but I don’t know what the blood test results are yet. When he was taking me to the station for…
By Daniel Smith Criminal defense attorneys will tell you that on many occasions a parent will come in to retain their services and tell them “I want you to get him into rehab”. This is a plea for help from parents who are quite insightful in recognizing that their son, daughter, husband or wife is…
By Daniel Smith I have been practicing for 24 years now and I hear the question “What do I do with this DUI Ticket and this pink piece of paper?” Every week. And this week a latino friend (and now client) called me to tell me that he had a few beers and hit a…
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