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Mexican Mafia Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Mexican Mafia Member Rudy "Crazy" Espudo plead guilty to a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and brandishing a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime. "Crazy" was the ...
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Knowledge: Victims' Best Defense

Crime in Florida is not prevalent, but it is definitely not wiped out either. Being a victim of crime can be traumatizing and upsetting, and most victims cannot afford the post-crime formalities to make themselves secure. However, the Florida l...
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DUI Checkpoint Requirements

Typically, a police officer must have "reasonable suspicion" of a violation of law in order to make a traffic stop. However, this is not true of sobriety checkpoints. In Ingersoll v. Palmer, 43 Cal.3d 1321 (1987), the California ...
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USD Basketball Player Sentenced To Prison For Game-Fixing Conspiracy

  Brandon Johnson, the University of San Diego men's basketball all-time leading scorer, was sentenced to 6-months in federal prison for his role in a sports bribery conspiracy. "BJ" was charged with several co-defendants...
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Medical Marijuana- Feds Shift Focus From Storefronts to Delivery Services

  Although medical marijuana dispensaries and cooperatives are operating legally under California state law, they remain the focus of the federal government and subject to criminal charges. U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy has committed her o...
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Should Teachers Be Allowed to Carry Guns in School?

San Diego officials are facing a problem of teachers and school officials bringing weapons to work. Most teachers who are engaging in this act state they want to be prepared to defend themselves if something happens at school. A middle school t...
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19 Members of A Vista, CA Drug Ring Charged in Cocaine and Meth Conspiracy

Government authorities claim to have shutdown a drug smuggling ring operating out of Vista, California, after a year-long investigation by the DEA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and local law enforcement. The United States Attorney'...
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Innocent Drivers Turned Into Drug Smugglers

Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO) continue to take advantage of innocent drivers by using magnets and GPS trackers to hide drugs under their vehicles. Everyday drug smugglers are targeting drivers preparing to enter the United States through...
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San Diego Response to School Violence

Following the recent school attacks in Connecticut, cities around the world are trying to figure out how to protect students. San Diego is in the process of announcing a comprehensive plan to prevent gun violence on district campuses. The Board...
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52-year-old Mother Faces Child Pornography Charges

As a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, who handles a majority of sex crimes cases, I have seen lots of different scenarios involving allegations of  child pornography  but this is a relatively uncommon one: Letha Mae Montemayo...
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