Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on Apr 2, 2018
Finally, a way to seal your arrest records without the need for the court to make a finding of factual innocence! I am very excited by this newly enacted law, as you might be able to glean from the ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2015
State Senate Bill 266 is likely to pass prior to any November 2016 Proposition to legalize the cultivation and use of small personal amounts of marijuana. SB 266 is backed constructed by politicians ...
Continue reading "License to Deal - California State Senate Bill 266 & Marijuana" »
Posted on Feb 28, 2013
There is a growing trend across the country of convicting people of DUIs even though there is no real evidence, scientific or otherwise, supporting that the driver was even impaired. Welcome to ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2012
NEW POLICY AT HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY? "We do not recognize medical marijuana," says Humboldt State University's Police Department. Yes, Humboldt State is in, and subject to, the laws ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2012
You can transport marijuana on behalf of a collective or cooperative! This is the basic holding in People v. Colvin and it is what the case is most cited for as precedent. However, there is an implied ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2012
SEE UPDATE AT THE END - RULING FROM US SUPREME COURT A note found at a recent arrest read, "I, John Smith, am hereby selling a quarter pound of marijuana to Jane Taylor, for the price of ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2012
Whether you are charged with assault, battery, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, or even some forms of murder, your attorney may talk to you about self-defense (or defense of others). ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2012
The attorneys at The Law Offices of Daskal & Okin have been helping defend the criminally accused in Humboldt County for over 30 years. With dedication to helping the communities of North Coast, ...
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