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San Jose Police Officer Arrested for Possession of Sexually Explicit Photos of Minor

In an age where technology rules the day – for law enforcement officials and for average citizens – Facebook and other social media sites have come to be fruitful places for evidence against individuals who have been accused of inappropriate conduct with minors.  The latest of these cases comes from Santa Clara County, where a […]

Elderly Man Accused of Vandalizing Trees in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park (CA Penal Code §594)

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July 10, 2013

When someone says the word “vandalism,” it usually conjures up images of graffiti or the destruction of public property like signs or private property like vehicles.  However, when the public property in question is a tree like the ones in Golden Gate Park, it seems odd to call it “vandalism” when someone alters a living […]

Los Angeles County Contests Relocation Release of Repeat San Francisco Sex Offender

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July 9, 2013

62-year-old Christopher Evans Hubbert, a serial rapist, has recently been released from the custody of the state prison hospital at Atascadero.  He had been in prison for a period of 7 years, after which he was paroled.  Hubbert then moved to the Sunnyvale area where he got up to his old tricks again.  He averaged […]

East Bay Paralegal Caught Stealing From Law Firm (18 USC, Chapter 63)

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July 8, 2013

San Lorenzo’s 42-year-old Ana Reyes is not an attorney.  She has never attended law school and never passed the Bar in any state of the union.  Reyes did, however, work for an attorney in with law offices in both Union City and Alameda– Brian Ching.   For 15 years, she managed the office, acted in a […]

Poisoned Meatballs Give San Francisco Pet Owners Cause to Worry (CA Penal Code §596)

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July 4, 2013

It sounds like the beginning of a bad B-horror movie or a cruel prank.  Poisoned meatballs have evidently been left in various public areas in Diamond Heights and Twin Peaks – ostensibly with the purpose of causing serious harm to local pups and other pets.  One dog even had a close brush with death after […]

Federal Government V. California: Marijuana Dispensary Closing Postponed

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July 3, 2013

Since the passage of California State Senate Bill 420 (S420) and Proposition 215, citizens of the state of California have been able to control and alleviate the symptoms of many debilitating diseases, such as cancer, depression, anxiety, HIV/AIDS, certain neuromuscular diseases, and a myriad of other health problems using marijuana as medicine.  However, this has […]

Reexamination of Evidence Leads to Prison Release of Modesto Man Convicted of Arson (CA Penal Code §451 )

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July 2, 2013

72-year-old George Souliotes was convicted of arson (CA Penal Code §451 – malicious arson) and murder (under the “felony murder rule”) over 16 years ago.  Though he maintained his innocence in the incident – the deaths of three of his tenants in an apartment building he owned (6-year-old Daniel Jones, 3-year old Amanda Jones, and […]

Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights in Los Angeles County

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July 1, 2013

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one that many people are familiar with – it is the portion of what is known as the “Bill of Rights” that prohibits searches and seizures that are not reasonable.  It also requires probable cause for the issuance of warrants.  Part of the Fourth Amendment (the […]

Oregon University Graduate Murdered in Emeryville (CA Penal Code §187)

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June 27, 2013

In mid-June, Sacred Heart Prep School and University of Oregon sociology graduate 22-year-old Aya Nakano was on his way home from a friendly game of pick-up basketball when he was involved in a fender bender on Market Street near the corner of Stanford Avenue.  His silver Jeep Cherokee was rear-ended by another silver car, a […]

Paramedics Contaminated Crime Scene in Monte Sereno Millionaire Slaying

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June 26, 2013

Until recently, there was really only one suspect in the November murder of Ravi Kumra, former owner in a Saratoga vineyard and entrepreneur – Lukis Anderson (26) of San Jose, whose DNA was found in the slain millionaire’s home. For months, local law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and defense attorneys alike have tried to figure out […]