When Can the Cops Search My Car?
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects your right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures. That means the cops can’t search your body, your house, your purse, your man-bag, or your vehicle unless they have “probable cause,” or in some cases, “reasonable suspicion” (reasonable suspicion is something less than probable cause). Every […]
Hardfought victory in Traffic Court
Recently I was in traffic court for a client, as it happened it was one of my colleagues infinite number of cousins that he was asking me to take care of for him. Thus I was headed into traffic court facing a 102 mph speeding charge with very little facts with one asked for goal, […]
If you got a traffic ticket in Chatsworth, be aware that the cop can change his mind on you.
If you got a traffic ticket in Chatsworth, you need to know that the original traffic violation you were cited with is not the end of the story. This principle actually applies to all traffic tickets in southern California. Just because you were cited with a specific traffic violation, let’s say, speeding, the officer still […]
If You Are Being Investigated About a Crime or are Being Charged With a Crime in Riverside County, Don’t Talk to the Cops.
I defend DUI charges in Riverside County, and as I was waiting for my client’s DUI case to be called, I overheard another defendant discussing her DUI charge with the judge at her pretrial hearing. This defendant stated that she was in fact not under the influence while driving. The D.A. looked at the defendant’s […]
If You’ve Had a Traffic Ticket Referred to GC Services in LA County, Beware: GC Services Will Lie to You
I fight a lot of traffic tickets in LA County. If you are given a traffic citation and don’t do what it tells you to do, i.e., you fail to pay it or fail to appear in court on the date the citation tells you to, then your ticket will be referred to GC Services […]
