When it comes to juvenile drunk driving laws, California has some of the strictest laws in the country. Minors can be arrested and charged with drunk driving with even the slightest trace of alcohol in their system. This is known as a Zero Tolerance policy and it is one of the most laws most frequently […]
How Cell Phone Photos Could Help or Hurt Your Case
As long as photos have become commonplace, they’ve been used as evidence in criminal trials. But historically, proving the date and time or location of a photo can often be a challenge unless the photo itself contains proof of these details such as a newspaper, clock, famous landmark or major event. That’s all changed now […]
Three Strikes Laws In California: Vista Criminal Lawyer
One of the most notorious aspects of the California criminal code is the “Three Strikes Law.” While most people are aware that the law can mean life imprisonment if someone is convicted of three crimes, there are still a lot of details about the law that the average person is unaware of, including even basic […]
Charging the Sheriff’s Deputy From the Parkland Massacre
It was big news when the sheriff’s deputy who failed to act during the Parkland high school shooting was charged with a crime. While many people applauded the decision, many others considered it political grandstanding. More than anything else though, people wondered “can they really charge him for not doing anything?” And the answer to […]
How A California DUI Will Change Your Life -Vista DUI Defense Lawyer
When most people consider the consequences of a DUI conviction, they tend to only consider the immediate legal penalties for the crime. What they fail to take into account are the ways a DUI can change their lives in the long term. Between the two, it is easy to see just how important it is […]
Why Judges or Attorneys Must Sometimes Recuse Themselves
Ever since Mueller was named as the special counsel in the Russia investigation against Trump, there has been a lot of talk about the fact that Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation and how that may have changed the outcome of the whole situation. But as much as people have talked about the recusal, […]
Restraining Orders In California -Vista Restraining Order Attorney
Peter M. Liss is an experienced Vista restraining order attorney who can help those who have been accused of breaking the law. He most commonly works with cases involving either civil harassment or domestic violence. Civil Harassment Restraining Orders Civil harassment restraining orders typically are invoked by neighbors and former friends who feel they are […]
Police Can -and do- Lie to Suspects: San Diego Criminal Lawyer
Most people assume that because police are charged with upholding the law that they wouldn’t lie in order to perform their duties. This is a very problematic assumption because it’s simply not true. Police can legally lie to suspects and often do in order to get confessions or otherwise get them to do what they […]
What is Hearsay? Oceanside Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you’ve watched pretty much any show or movie with a courtroom scene, then you’ve probably seen a lawyer object to something in a trial based on the fact that it’s hearsay. But what, exactly, is hearsay and why can’t it be used in court? Oceanside criminal defense lawyer Peter M. Liss explains. What is Hearsay? […]
Thinking About Cooperating With the Police? -Oceanside Defense Lawyers
One thing you will hear over and over from Oceanside defense lawyers is that you should never talk to the police without your attorney present. Often cops will try to convince you that you will look guilty if you don’t talk to them or cooperate with them. You may even believe, thanks to tv tropes, that […]
