DUI & criminal defense blog

A defendant is entitled to have an investigator try to talk to jurors after a verdict, in accordance with the rules set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure section 206. In fact, after a verdict is rendered, the trial judge is required to inform the jurors about possible interviews by the parties. CCP section…

Recent DUI defense and criminal defense case results. DUI dismissals, jury trials, motions to suppress evidence, unlawful DUI checkpoint, unlawful detention DUI.

The implications of failing to comply with the driving-under-the-influence (DUI) program requirements, specifically as outlined under California Vehicle Code section 13352.4, subdivision (f).

The Sixth Amendment In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the…

Getting firearms back from law enforcement after an arrest.

There are viable challenges to expert testimony offered by the prosecution in a marijuana DUI case.

Only a true emergency will justify warrantless police conduct under this doctrine.

“What do we get to do today? We get to practice law!” These were the words I often heard. Don would walk down the hall of our Canyon Crest office, stop at my open door, and remind me how lucky we were to be lawyers. I was lucky to work with Don Bartell. When I…