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Everything You Should Know About Road Rage Charges in San Diego

October 6, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

There are many different charges that may be filed in road rage cases that take place in San Diego County. Here are some of the most common offenses.

Filed Under: Traffic Offenses, VIOLENT CRIMES Tagged With: hit and run, reckless driving, vehicular manslaughter, road rage, aggressive driving, road rage defense, dangerous driving, vehicular assault

Putting an End to Police Pretext Stops in California

March 1, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Police can stop motorists for a variety of reasons, including minor issues such as not using a turn signal, having a broken tail light, having window tinting on your windows or similar issues. These stops for minor crimes are considered “pretext” stops because police usually use these issues as a pretext to hopefully find evidence […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Traffic Stops Tagged With: traffic stops, california search and seizure laws, racism, search and seizure, broken taillight, pretext traffic stops, policing, racial disparities, minor crimes, policing reform, tail light

Supreme Court: Traffic Stops for Expired Driver’s Licenses are Legal

April 17, 2020 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

When it comes to traffic stops, police are legally required to have a justifiable reason, known as a reasonable suspicion, to pull over the car. They can’t stop you just because they don’t like your hair or a bumper sticker on your car. In fact, even flipping the police off is considered protected free speech […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, The CA Legal System, DRIVING OFFENSES, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: traffic stops, Traffic Stops for Expired Driver's Licenses, supreme court decisions, driver's licenses, expired driver's licenses, driver identity

Crimes that Can Result in Lifetime Driver’s License Suspensions

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

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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

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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

You Have the Right to Flip Off the Police -But You Probably Shouldn’t

March 26, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

An appeals court decision recently made news when judges ruled unanimously that giving the police the middle finger is protected free speech and cannot be used as grounds for a traffic stop. That being said, just because you have the right to flip off the police, it’s still probably something you don’t want to make […]

Filed Under: DUI Lawyers Vista, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Traffic Stops Tagged With: know your rights, your rights, free speech, right to flip off the police, traffic stops, probable cause, reasonable suspicion

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 […]

Filed Under: DUI Lawyers Vista, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, Reckless Driving, Traffic Stops Tagged With: Vista DUI attorneys, vista reckless driving lawyer, reckless driving defense attorney in vista, vista criminal driving offense attorney, lawyers handling misdemeanor traffic cases in vista

How Police Use Psychological Manipulation to Get Suspects to Cooperate

February 20, 2017 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

We previously talked about how police will use informal questioning to get you to confess to a crime, but that’s not the only trick they use to get people to help them do their job. Here are a few things police say to manipulate suspects into doing what they want: Do You Know Why I […]

Filed Under: DUI Lawyers Vista, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Traffic Offenses, The CA Legal System, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: police investigations, police questioning, confessions, Things Police Say, police manipulation of suspects, police tactics, police lies, things police say to get suspects to do what they want, police manipulation, police tricks, psychological manipulation

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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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My Vista offices are located just off the 78 freeway, directly across the street from the local courthouse and jail facility. For those further south, I have another office in Carmel Valley, off the 5 freeway and highway 56. Both offices offer free parking.

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