There’s an old saying that "one bad apple spoils the batch." In other words, you should always be careful who your friends are. If you know someone who happens to use drugs -- even if it’s unknown to you -- you could be charged with possession just by being around...
You may be walking down the street when you run across a lost wallet. You open it up and find a few gift cards, a movie ticket and a few twenties. You think to yourself, what harm would come to you if you took the wallet - after all, someone else will just take it if...
For some people, recreational use of drugs starts becoming an addiction. They may find themselves making bad decisions to support their habit. They may even start considering selling drugs as a way to make money. What are the consequences of a drug conviction in...
When police officers catch you with prohibited drugs or controlled substances for which you do not have a prescription, they will arrest you and charge you with a crime. Usually, having a drug that you shouldn't will lead to a possession charge. While any drug crime...
Drinking and driving is a serious problem throughout California. To help eliminate some cases, police and other law enforcement officers set up DUI checkpoints. If you encounter a checkpoint, it’s good to know what you should do and what rights you have. Don’t...
You know that marijuana is legal for both recreational and medical use. This is vastly different than things have been in the past – prior to 1996 in California, for medical use – and it means that a lot of minor drug crimes are no longer leading to arrests. But is...
Shoplifting, in the most basic sense, means that a person deprives a store owner of the profit from the merchandise they’re selling by taking the merchandise or changing the price tags on it. People in California may have been hearing about shoplifting being...
Alcohol tends to lower people’s inhibitions and affect their ability to reason – which is why alcohol is heavily associated with everything from bar fights and thefts to other poor choices. Can intoxication ever be used as part of your defense if you’re charged with a...
There are plenty of myths that tell you what you should do when you’re drunk but that could get you into trouble with the law. For example, you probably have heard that you should just sleep off intoxication in your vehicle if you’re drunk, but should you? The answer...
Just about anyone who has a teenager worries about what happens when their kids or their kids' friends get behind the wheel of a car. No one wants to think about their teenager getting a DUI, but preparation is essential if it happens. If a police officer catches...