by Denis Honeychurch | Feb 3, 2018 | Felonies, Misdemeanors
The recent news coming from a Baltimore Police corruption trial has unearthed appalling accusations that Baltimore Officers were fabricating search warrant affidavits to illegally search homes, possessed BB guns with the intent to plant them in case of unlawful police...
by Denis Honeychurch | Jan 30, 2018 | Domestic Violence, Drunk Driving, Felonies, Misdemeanors
Generally, a criminal defendant must be personally present in felony cases. Cal. Penal Code § 977(b). However, this general rule does not apply in most misdemeanor cases, and the defense attorney may appear on their client’s behalf. See Cal. Penal Code § 977(a)...
by Denis Honeychurch | Jan 5, 2018 | Felonies, Firearms, Misdemeanors
California gun laws are notoriously complex and difficult to distinguish, even for attorneys who handle firearms-related cases on a regular basis. One key area of confusion that comes up is the distinction between loaded firearms and concealed firearms. Below, we...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 21, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Traffic Cases
DUI Blood Draws Justified on grounds of Exigent Circumstances under the Schmerber and McNeely decisions. In Schmerber v. California (1966) 384 U.S. 757, the US Supreme Court determined that a warrantless compulsory seizure of blood for the purpose of a...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 19, 2017 | Felonies, Misdemeanors, Three Strikes
Bail is the means the Court uses to ensure a defendant shows up in Court. Basically, by setting a “price” for the defendant to be released from custody of the jail on bail, the defendant has something at stake – money – that can be lost if he...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 11, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Expungements, Misdemeanors
California Voter’s approved recreational marijuana for statewide use last November 2016 with Proposition 64. What many may not know is that the passage of the Proposition is that the law was changed not just to allow future use and possession/ cultivation of...