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- What Prosecutors Must Prove to Convict You of Grand Theft Auto in California

- Target Letter From Federal Prosecutors? What It Means in a White Collar Investigation

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- Variations in DUI Penalties Between States

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- California Will Not Bend the Knee

- Trump Goes to War With BigLaw

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- Assault vs Battery | What Is The Difference?

- Trump and Doge’s Latest Assault on The Constitution: An Armed Invasion of Private Property

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- The Trump Administration’s Assault on Justice: A Criminal: A Defense Attorney’s Lament

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- AGE OF CONSENT AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

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- My Spouse Called 911 While We Were Arguing. What’s Going to Happen?

- False Domestic Violence Accusations

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- What are the Defenses Used in Domestic Abuse Cases in California?

- Is Domestic Violence a Crime of Moral Turpitude?

- Domestic Violence Police Reports in California

- What Happens if a Domestic Violence Accuser Doesn't Show Up for Court?

- What Constitutes Domestic Violence in California?

- What a Domestic Violence Statement Recant Looks Like

- What Happens When a Domestic Violence Victim Doesn’t Want To Press Charges?

- Prosecution Tactics in Domestic Violence Cases in Orange County, CA

- What Are Domestic Violence Jail Time Sentences In California?

- Consequences of a Domestic Violence Conviction in California

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- ATTORNEY FRANCES PRIZZIA JOINS THE FLOC DISCUSSION

- SELECTING BETTER JURIES

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- DUI DIVERSION: AN UNSETTLED QUESTION

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- THE ATTACK ON VOTING RIGHTS

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- THE CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION (CAPAJA) HOSTS VIRTUAL EVENT

- DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY VERDICT

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- VIRGINIA BECOMES THE 23RD STATE TO END THE DEATH PENALTY

- THE COST OF POLICE MISCONDUCT

- THE RISE IN ASIAN/ PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HATE CRIMES

- 2021 NEW LAWS

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- AMERICA ON THE BRINK

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- GOODBYE, RBG.

- SCOTT PETERSON DEATH PENALTY REVERSED

- UPDATE ON DRIVING WITH POT

- POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY MUST BE STOPPED

- HAPPY PRIDE

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- THE POLICING PROBLEM IN AMERICA

- SILVER LININGS OF COVID-19 IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD

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- NEW LAW UPDATE

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- MENTAL DIVERSION FOR CRIMINAL CASES

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- JURY RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY IN “HOLLYWOOD RIPPER” CASE

- DOES A POLICE OFFICER IN CA HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE TO SEARCH FOR MARIJUANA?

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- CALIFORNIA’S HATE CRIME LAWS ARE LEADING TO HARSHER SENTENCING

- A PROSECUTOR'S DUTY: DEFINING JUSTICE

- WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCHERS

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- FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – WHY DO THEY HAPPEN?

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- THE DOCUMENTARY, "KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE"

- A BIT OF GOOD NEWS

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- THE CAPTURE OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER DEMONSTRATES THE WAYS PRIVACY IS DWINDLING IN AMERICA

- THOUGHTS ON ROBERT MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION

- UP AND VANISHED AND THE EVIDENCE REQUIREMENT

- CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY COMMUNITY LOST THREE OF OUR OWN

- BEWARE OF THE PROGRESSIVE-COME-LATELYS

- NEW IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE REQUIREMENTS IN CALIFORNIA DUI CASES

- PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILL

- A WINNING ELECTION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

- PENDING EXECUTION OF JOSEPH GARCIA

- ANATOMY OF A CRIMINAL CASE: PRE-TRIAL MOTION WORK

- THE NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS: TOP 40 UNDER 40 AND TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS

- LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: SENATE BILL 1437 SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGES MURDER LIABILITY IN CALIFORNIA

- HOW MOST CRIMINAL CASES ARE REALLY RESOLVED

- THE KAVANAUGH HEARINGS

- AN HONEST INSIGHT ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

- THE ANATOMY OF A CRIMINAL CASE: DISCOVERY & INVESTIGATION

- ONE DNA TEST COULD FREE KEVIN COOPER

- SEPARATING FAMILIES

- THE DECISION OF MCCOY V. LOUISIANA

- ENDING TACKLE FOOTBALL FOR CHILDREN

- GOOD COP, BAD COP

- LARRY KRASNER - WINDS OF CHANGE

- INTERROGATING CHILDREN

- THE ANATOMY OF CRIMINAL CASES: FILING & ARRAIGNMENT

- JOSE INES GARCIA ZARATE ACQUITTAL

- NEW LAW REGARDING SEALING ARREST RECORDS

- STANDARD OF PROOF IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION

- THE ANATOMY OF CRIMINAL CASE: IF AND HOW TO FILE A CASE

- THOUGHTS ON DACA

- THE ANATOMY OF CRIMINAL CASE: PRE-FILING AND INVESTIGATION

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- IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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