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”The 10 Biggest Mistakes Most People Make After Being Arrested for DUI” by Randy Moore – Criminal Defense Attorney, Santa Clara County CA
The 10 Biggest Mistakes Most People Make After Being Arrested for DUI. 1. Not taking the matter seriously. This is a charge that could follow you for years, if you are convicted. The DMV records it for years. It is a “prior criminal conviction” for 7 years. If your license … Continue reading
Posted in Ask A Lawyer, How To Help Your Court Case, Stay Out of Jail
Tagged advice, drunk driving, DUI
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Anthony Weiner’s Sexting Partner Writes — Cut-And-Pastes, Actually — a Tell-All Book
This past June, New York congressman Anthony Weiner resigned after it was revealed that he’d sent messages – not always welcome, not always G-rated – to a number of women he’d met on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Now one of them, Traci Nobles, has collected the “best of” … Continue reading
Posted in Ask A Lawyer, Current Criminal Justice Headline News, Interviews, News
Tagged Anthony Weiner, copyright, laws, sexting, texting
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To Speak or Not To Speak: That is the Question
[by Dennis Alan Lempert, Santa Clara County attorney] Question: A police detective called me to the police station. When I got there he took me to an interview room and told me I was not under arrest, and was free to leave, but he wanted to talk to me about … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, Fifth Amendment, right to remain silent
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How Not to Convict Yourself
[by Mark J. Sullivan, Palm Springs CA attorney] This article might just as well be entitled “You have the right to remain silent. Use it. Say Nothing This doesn’t mean “Deny having committed the crime.” It means telling the police officer that your attorney has advised you not to answer … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, courtrooms, Fifth Amendment, interrogations, law, right to remain silent, trials
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Swear to Tell the Truth: The 16 Most Important Things to Do — and Not Do — on the Witness Stand
[by Mark J. Sullivan, Certified Criminal Defense Specialist] Whether you’re the defendant or a witness, proper preparation – following the lawyer’s advice – can be the single most important thing you can do to affect the outcome of the case. THE 16 DOs and DON’Ts
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Tagged attorneys, courtrooms, law, testimony, trials
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Suppression of Evidence
[by Kirk Tarman, Criminal Defense Attorney] When a defense attorney seeks to suppress evidence in a criminal case, this means he wants to keep some of the evidence against his client from being used against him. This evidence can include drugs, weapons, DNA, stolen goods, and even witnesses’ observations. Suppression … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, courtrooms, evidence, law, suppression of evidence
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Case Tactics: Scoring Big and Winning At The Preliminary Hearing
[by Criminal Trial Lawyer Bill Nimmo] Don’t ever underestimate the significance of the preliminary hearing. I am shocked to hear stories where attorneys have not discussed the case with their clients before the day of the “prelim.” Although it is not the discovery tool it used to be, the prelim … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, courtrooms, defense, law, preliminary hearings, trials
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Criminal Justice 101: Arraignment Through Preliminary Hearing
[by Kirk Tarman, Criminal Defense Attorney] Like many other defendants, you’ve been thrust into the hostile waters of the criminal justice system without any idea what is going on or what your rights are. Here, then, is a bit of orientation and insight into the wild and wacky world of … Continue reading
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Tagged arraignments, attorneys, courtrooms, defense, law, preliminary hearings, trials
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You Have the Right To Remain Silent!
[by Randy Moore, Attorney at Law, Santa Clara and Alameda County CA] I recommend that anybody confronted by police exercise their constitutional right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves. Why? It was commonplace in Nazi Germany to hear “you will talk if you have nothing to hide.” The shocking … Continue reading
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Tagged attorneys, Fifth Amendment, right to remain silent
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So You’ve Been Arrested… Now What?
[by Scott Ciment, Esq] Take a breath and read on. You’re going to have to make some decisions, and you need to think carefully about how to handle this terrible situation. As an attorney, I recommend that you learn as much as you can about the criminal court process, so … Continue reading
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