| August 23, 2010 |
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What are the Differences between Kidnapping and False Imprisonment
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| Posted By Robert Bernstein |
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| Although "kidnapping" and "false imprisonment" may sound similar, they are considered separate crimes under California law. Kidnapping is a felony offense and refers to the taking away, or movement of another person against their will by force or ... |
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| August 04, 2010 |
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Los Angeles Child Abuse Case
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer |
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| Cheryl Ann Stuart, 25, and 31-year-old Mario Alberto Colin, have been arrested and charged with two felony counts each of child abuse and corporal injury to a child. Police were called to the Santa Ana home where Stuart was renting a room by the ... |
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| August 03, 2010 |
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Teen Accused of Two Murders Found Not Guilty
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer |
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| A Los Angeles jury has acquitted 17-year-old Angel Sosa of fatally shooting a man and his 12-year-old son at a high school graduation party on June 21, 2008. Angel was just 15 years of age at the time of the shooting and was tried as an adult for ... |
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| August 02, 2010 |
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Sex Tape Hacker Charged with Extortion
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| Federal agents have arrested a man who allegedly hacked into more than 100 computers to obtain personal data to extort sexually explicit videos from women and teenage girls in exchange for keeping their information private. 31-year-old Luis Mijangos ... |
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| July 30, 2010 |
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Supreme Court Modifies Miranda Protections
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer |
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| The United States Supreme Court recently expanded the limits on the famous Miranda rights for criminal suspects. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided that for a suspect to invoke their Miranda rights, they must now verbally assert their ... |
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| July 29, 2010 |
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Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson’s Stalker Convicted
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer |
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| In a Los Angeles Superior Court, Robert Michael O'Ryan was charged with one felony count each of stalking and commercial burglary, along with two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. O'Ryan had driven from Florida to Los ... |
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| July 28, 2010 |
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Actor May Face Death Penalty for Double Murder-for-Profit Plot
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| Daniel Wozniak, a part-time actor in need of extra cash has been charged in the Orange County Superior Court with two felony counts of murder , with special circumstances of multiple murders and murder for financial gain after he shot and beheaded ... |
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| July 23, 2010 |
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7 Hour Standoff Between Police and Woman with Child Ends
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| A woman whose identity has not been disclosed was involved in a 7 hour long standoff with Los Angeles police on the morning of July 2. The suspect allegedly fired shots at a nearby liquor store, and then locked herself, a 6 year old child, and a male ... |
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| July 16, 2010 |
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Suspected Drug Overdose at Rave Prompts Investigation
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| A 15 year old girl died last weekend at the Electric Daisy Festival, a two-day music festival and rave at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Sasha Rodriguez, the victim, was apparently on ecstasy, an illegal drug that is popular at raves. According to her ... |
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| July 09, 2010 |
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"Ed Rooney" Actor Arrested
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| Jeffrey Jones, the now 63 year old actor who infamously portrayed Ed Rooney, the principal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, was arrested again after failing to update his sex offender registration status . He posted $20,000 bail and was released. He was ... |
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| July 07, 2010 |
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Hit-and-run couple get maximum sentence
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| Posted By Robert Bernstein |
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| On March 29, 2009, two USC students, Adrianna Bachan and Marcus Garfinkle, were walking home from a fraternity party when they were struck by a vehicle that failed to stop at a red light at a crosswalk. Bachan, 18, died from massive head injuries. ... |
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| July 02, 2010 |
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Police Investigate 3rd Marijuana Dispensary Robbery, Homicide
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| Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney |
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| Last Saturday marked the third shooting in as many days at medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. The shooting was the result of a robbery in which $11,000 was stolen. An employee of the Northridge dispensary was shot in the face and is in ... |
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| May 31, 2010 |
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Former police cadet charged with stealing $225,000 from city
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| Posted By Robert Bernstein |
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| 23-year-old Kainat Syeda allegedly stole money from the city of Anaheim from January 2006 to April 2009, while working as a uniformed cadet in the front lobby traffic bureau window of the Anaheim Police Department. When people paid cash for the ... |
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| May 28, 2010 |
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Fed's Bust Child Pornography Web Ring
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| Posted By Robert Bernstein |
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| Federal prosecutors announced that they had broken up a major online international child pornography ring that at its peak had more than 1,000 members trading millions of sexually explicit images. The investigation was kept secret for years in order ... |
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| May 24, 2010 |
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Former Television Chef Charged with Attempted Murder
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| Posted By Robert Bernstein |
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| Food Network's former Calorie Commando host, Juan-Carlos Cruz, was arrested last Thursday for hiring homeless men to murder his wife, attorney Jennifer Campbell. Cruz allegedly approached three homeless men in Santa Monica and offered them $1,000.00 ... |
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