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How Police Determine Who is Responsible in a DUI Car Accident

January 23, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

Whenever a car accident occurs, insurance companies will always look to find who is at fault when someone files a claim. While police may sometimes compile a report that can be beneficial to the insurance companies, they aren’t necessarily required to be involved at all. But when a car accident involves serious injury or death, […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Hit and Run Accidents, Reckless Driving Tagged With: dui, drunk driving, police investigations, hit and run, reckless driving, who is at fault in a car accident, who caused crash, who is responsible in a car accident

Defending Against Crimes Related to the Coronavirus in San Diego

March 31, 2020 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

In our continuing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve talked about a number of crimes related to the coronavirus, including intentionally infecting others with a disease, breaking quarantine, looting and fraud. But as people have become increasingly worried about the risk of infection, we’re seeing new and sometimes unexpected crimes being committed as a result […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Hate Crimes, Reckless Driving, Homicide, VIOLENT CRIMES, Weapons Charges, CORONAVIRUS NEWS Tagged With: dui, hate crimes, murder, homicide, coronavirus, Crimes Related to the Coronavirus, high fever, breathalyzer, imperfect self defense, temporary insanity, reckless driving, exigent circumstances

Crimes that Can Result in Lifetime Driver’s License Suspensions

January 31, 2020 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

Oceanside DUI defense lawyer

There are many crimes that can result in a temporary license suspension, including drunk driving, many juvenile crimes, violating the implied consent law, reckless driving, joyriding and more. What most people don’t know is that there are also some crimes that can result in a lifetime license revocation of your Class A, B or C […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, DUI / FELONY DUI, Fleeing the Police, License Suspensions, DRIVING OFFENSES, Assault and Battery, Hit and Run Accidents, Reckless Driving, Street Racing, VIOLENT CRIMES Tagged With: Oceanside DUI lawyer, Oceanside driving crimes attorney, oceanside reckless driving lawyer, oceanside driving offense attorney, oceanside commercial dui lawyer

Accused of Joyriding in California? About California Vehicle Code 10851

September 13, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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While everyone has heard of grand theft auto (no doubt partially due to the successful video game franchise), joyriding is a much more common crime in California. That’s because it’s easier for prosecutors to get convictions for this crime than grand theft auto (GTA). Although joyriding, legally known as the unlawful taking or driving of […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, Theft Defense, DRIVING OFFENSES, Reckless Driving, THEFT CRIMES Tagged With: auto theft, car theft, joyriding, california vehicle code 10851, unlawful taking of a vehicle, unlawful taking or driving of a vehicle, gta

What the Law Says About Lane Splitting -San Marcos Criminal Lawyer

July 15, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

San Marcos criminal lawyer

California explicitly legalized the practice of lane splitting by motorcycles in 2017. Before that, it was still unofficially legal for motorcycles to pass vehicles in the same lanes. While many drivers feel uncomfortable sharing the lane with motorcyclists, the driving practice has actually been known to make the roads safer. That being said, there are […]

Filed Under: Traffic Offenses, DRIVING OFFENSES, Hit and Run Accidents, Reckless Driving Tagged With: san marcos criminal lawyer, defense lawyers in escondido, fallbrook reckless driving lawyer, rancho bernardo criminal defense lawyer

Don’t Bird Box Challenge and Drive

February 4, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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It should go without saying that you shouldn’t drive while blindfolded. Unfortunately, when new viral “challenges” catch on, people tend to keep upping the ante until things get out of hand. That’s why a teen driver ended up in an accident recently after trying to do the “Bird Box challenge.” Peter M. Liss says these […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Hypotheticals, DRIVING OFFENSES, Reckless Driving, HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS

Are Dash Cams Legal in California? Here’s What You Should Know

May 28, 2018 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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We’ve already discussed the fact that it is legal to film police in California and even covered an incident where a police officer’s dashboard camera and bystander cellphone video recordings were used to charge the officer with murder. But can citizens legally install dash cams in their car? They can, but the matter isn’t quite […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, The CA Legal System, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Hit and Run Accidents, Reckless Driving, Traffic Stops, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: california dash cam laws, are dash cams legal in California?, dashcam, dash cameras, dashboard cameras, california dash cam placement

No, Driving Barefoot Isn’t a Form of Reckless Driving

November 27, 2017 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Even if you’ve never done it yourself, someone has probably warned you at some point that driving without shoes on is a crime. Sometimes they will claim it’s an infraction. Sometimes they’ll say it’s a form of reckless driving. Whatever you may have heard though, Vista reckless driving attorney Peter M. Liss wants you to […]

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Is It Illegal to Wear a Mask in Public in California? Not in Most Cases

October 16, 2017 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

San Diego criminal lawyer

Maybe it’s because of Hollywood or maybe it’s just because California loves Halloween more than others, but California’s mask laws are pretty relaxed overall. In fact, whereas some states only allow people under 16 to wear masks and others ban their use outside of October, wearing a mask in public is legal in California for […]

Filed Under: The CA Legal System, Fleeing the Police, DRIVING OFFENSES, Reckless Driving, LEGAL PROCEDURES, CORONAVIRUS NEWS Tagged With: Halloween, coronavirus, covid-19, is it illegal to wear a mask in public in california, california mask laws, masks, using masks in California, can you drive with a mask on, face masks

The StarChase System Technology That Could Stop High Speed Chases

August 25, 2017 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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When you’ve done something wrong or believe someone has accused you of doing something wrong, whether it’s simple reckless driving or something more serious like murder, trying to escape the police can be a natural instinct. But evading the police is rarely successful and can not only lead to the injuries or deaths of innocent people, […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, DUI / FELONY DUI, Fleeing the Police, DRIVING OFFENSES, Hit and Run Accidents, Reckless Driving Tagged With: fleeing the police, Starchase System, police chases, evading police, running from the police, high speed chases

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I have been practicing law for over 35 years, and opened my own law firm in 1998, after serving as Assistant Supervising Public Defender for the Vista Public Defender’s Office. I have defended many high profile cases in my career, fighting charges ranging from drunk driving to capital murder.

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