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Sadly, most people placed into Immigration Court proceedings by the federal government do not have a competent immigration attorney to represent them, and most of them lose. They end up either being....
Continue reading →Immigration Questions?
by John Alcorn
Many people seem to believe that so-called "simple" matters never require the services of an immigration lawyer, and that so-called "complicated" matters always require the services of an immigration lawyer, and that everything "in-between" can somehow be...
Continue reading →While reading this article it is suggested that you eat a warm bowl of alphabet soup and, at the same time, prepare yourself for some shocking news about a death: the Immigration and Naturalization Service (otherwise known as the I.N.S.) – not that “service” ever had anything to do about it – died on March 1, 2003. Actually, it was killed, by an act of Congress. Supposedly this does not mean that persons from other countries who desire to lawfully come to the United States will forever be barred, but it does change many things.
As a federal agency that had been within the U.S. Department of Justice (D.O.J.), the I.N.S. had failed miserably for decades at....
Continue reading →Motions are one of the most important aspects of a criminal case before getting to trial. Kirk Tarman, criminal defense attorney in San Bernardino County CA, discusses suppression motions based upon the 4th Amendment, dismissal motions, discovery motions, and more... for a glimpse into the preparation of a criminal case. ….
Andrew Dosa, a civil and criminal defense attorney located in Alameda County CA, when interviewed by Crime and Justice Online, explains everything you need to know about restitution in criminal cases. What is restitution? Is it to punish the guilty or help the victim? Is it always paid? What happens if it is not paid? Are all criminal charges associated with restitution? Can you use restitution to bargain away a jail sentence? Is it applied more in civil or criminal cases? These questions and more are answered by our expert on restitution, Andrew Dosa….
Here is an entertaining and informative interview with Wally Farrell, a premier criminal defense attorney in Riverside County, now deceased, who discussed the Death Penalty in California with Crime, Justice & America Talk Show Host Ray Hrdlicka. Is it really a deterrent? Why represent defendants charged with this type of crime? What is “special circumstances” in the crime? Life without parole vs. the Death Penalty. Why does this type of case last so long? Is it a choice between Justice or a Political and Financial cost? Does it demean life? Or does it demean the death of victims?