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It seems like you have no rights these days and US Customs treats you like a drug dealer if they find that you have cash on you when you cross the border or a checkpoint. It is confusing, but here is a brief explanation of how the U.S. thinks when they confiscate money and sometimes…
The proposed immigration reform that was unveiled this week by a bipartisan group of Senators and by President Obama represents a big step toward fixing our broken immigration system. The proposed reform will offer a path to citizenship to the eleven million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. Of those undocmented immigrants, childhood arrivals will receive…
A group of Republican and Democratic senators reveal their framework for comprehensive immigration reform. After failed attempts to draft immigration reform in 2007 and 2010, both parties are once again working together to fix our broken immigration system. Republicans have stood in the way of immigration reform in the past, fearing such reform would actually lead to…
Big Game Day Sunday is almost here! This is a time when most of us go to our favorite sports bar or pack the fridge full of beers and invite our friends over to watch the most anticipated sporting event of the year. In Chula Vista and throughout San Diego, CHP and the San Diego…
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…
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