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Even though every international border crossing, such as the Tijuana and San Diego Border is a federal reserve or reservation, most state crimes, such as DUI or drinking while driving are prosecuted in state courts. The closest California state court to the border is Chula Vista. The typical scenario is that a driver will talk…
By San Diego DUI Lawyer The City of Chula Vista will have DUI checkpoints at various locations in the city on July 6 and July 7 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The City of Coronado will have DUI checkpoints at various locations in the city on July 7, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to…
What Does it Mean When They Say Sandusky May Get 422 Years to Life? By San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney Daniel Smith It gets confusing, even for criminal defense attorneys. However, Sandusky is facing what is called an indeterminate sentence rather than a determinate sentence. With a determinate sentence there are a certain number of years…
More States Considering Legalizing Marijuana By San Diego Criminal Lawyer This year seven states have pending legislation or ballot measures regarding the legalization of marijuana. This comes amid the administation’s crackdown on legal dispensaries in California and Colorado. There is an evident disconnect between the apparent goals of the administration and many of the individual states’ views on…
It is that time of year again. The sun is shining, the beaches are hopping and the police are arresting tourists like nobody’s business. Whether it is the California Highway Patrol, San Diego Police or any of the other law enforcement agencies in the county, many of our out of town visitors are getting arrested…
Turning 18 usually means graduation from high school. Many young people are attending ceremonies this week and in early June that mark a transition from the familiar faces and routines which have changed little for many years. Some will be off to college or other vocational training. A few have already found employment. Some have…
As always, we at San Diego Defenders, encourage you to drink responsibly and do not drive when drinking. With that in mind, we all have places that we would like to go on Memorial Day Weekend to enjoy the festivities offered throughout the County. Sometimes getting to an event on time makes all the difference…
Obama’s Drug Hypocrisy: Some of you may remember in October of 2008 then candidate Obama promised that he would keep his administration’s hands off the medical marijuana industry in those states which have such programs. That was more or less true until October of 2011 when the DEA and assorted other alphabet soup agencies started…
DUI Checkpoint scheduled for Chula Vista tomorrow night! The Chula Vista Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on 05/19/12, within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and…
The San Diego Sheriff in association with the San Diego County DUI task force will be conducting DUI checkpoints in Escondido, Imperial Beach and around San Diego State University between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Saturday May 5th. San Diego will also be deploying DUI saturation patrols around San Diego County.…
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