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A New California Law Has Made Stealthing Illegal

October 17, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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A new law will add the act of “stealthing” to the California civil code, but not the criminal code. Here’s what that means for the victims and the accused party.

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Rape, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: rape, sexual assault, consent, sex, stealthing, condoms, civil laws, criminal laws

What You Should Know About the Revenge Porn Law in California

October 5, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

California’s revenge porn law outlaws sharing explicit images or videos with even just one other person if the person depicted did not consent to the distribution of the material and could suffer emotional distress as a result.

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses Tagged With: revenge porn laws in California, CA revenge porn law, revenge porn, illegal pornography, sharing obscene materials, revenge porn selfies, california revenge porn laws

A Whole Lot Could go Wrong When Apple Starts Scanning iPhone Images

August 25, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Will Apple’s plan to scan all images from people’s iPhones and blur sexually explicit images sent to minors do more harm than good? It could if authoritarian governments use the same technology to scan for images of dissidents.

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Sex Crimes Involving Children, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: technology, child pornography, apple, icloud, email, sending explicit images to children

What to Know About the Spousal Rape Laws in California

August 12, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

There was a time when a woman who was married to a man had no legal protections if the man refused to take “no” for an answer when it came to having sex. In fact, there are still some countries that abide by these rules, but in California, it doesn’t matter if a couple is […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses, Rape, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, spousal rape defense lawyer in San Diego, rape, marital rape, nonconsentual sex, spousal rape

Public Urination Laws and Sex Offender Registration in California

August 10, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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While most people support sex offender registration laws, many still fear the repercussions of getting labeled as a sex offender for a non-sexual act. One of the most common concerns is that simply urinating in public could be considered a sex crime, possibly ruining someone’s life for what should be a minor infraction. Because these […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, sex offender registry, megans law, peeing in public, public urination, urinating in public

Peeping Tom Laws In California: California Penal Code Sections 647 (i) and (j) (PC)

August 5, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

California law has two penal code subsections to protect the public from violations of their privacy by those commonly called “peeping Toms.” The first covers peeking at someone while loitering, while the second involves using a device of some kind to violate someone’s privacy. If you have been accused of either of these crimes, a […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses Tagged With: peeping tom, spying, stalking, peeping tom laws california, 647 (PC)

Not Guilty Due to Sleepwalking? It Can Happen, but Rarely

July 29, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

It seems like something out of a bad detective story, but as more and more people have begun taking prescription drugs with sleepwalking as a side effect, the number of crimes committed by sleepwalkers have dramatically increased over the last few decades and most commonly include offenses such as murder, sex crimes (a specific condition […]

Filed Under: DUI Lawyers Vista, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, DUI / FELONY DUI, DRIVING OFFENSES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Homicide, VIOLENT CRIMES, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sleepwalking, committing crimes in sleep, knowledge of crime, parasomnia, sleepwalking crimes

Can You Have Sex in Your Car or other Public Place in California?

July 19, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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It is estimated that around 25 percent of Americans have had sex in a public place. Because having sex in public is usually illegal thanks to public indecency laws, this means that most of those people have committed the crime of lewd acts in public -and to some people, that’s part of the thrill. But […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, lewd conduct, indecent exposure, lewd conduct in public, sex in public, sex in car, is it legal to have sex in a car

The Crime of Sexual Extortion in California

July 2, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Sexual extortion, often called sextortion, could technically involve all types of exploitation, but the acts covered by California law involve blackmailing someone by threatening to release their nude or otherwise sexually explicit images or videos. It doesn’t matter if the blackmail is an attempt to extort money, sexual favors or an other type of property, […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Computer Crimes, Sex Offenses, Rape, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, blackmail, extortion, rape, sextortion, sexual extortion, sexual exploitation, nude photos

Pre-File Investigation: San Diego Preemptive Representation

June 9, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

If you believe you may be under investigation for a crime, you shouldn’t wait until charges are filed before you contact a top criminal defense attorney. You lawyer can provide you with advice on how to proceed during the investigations and let you know whether or not to answer questions for the police. On top […]

Filed Under: WHITE COLLAR CRIME, SEX OFFENSES, THEFT CRIMES, FEDERAL CRIMES, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: prefile investigations, defense strategies, better understanding the law, pre-file investigations, pre-file motions, pre-file efforts, what an attorney does, preemptive representation

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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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380 S Melrose Drive #301
Vista, CA 92081

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I rely on my experience as a top defense lawyer in my area to personally review all information on this site; however the information offered here should not substitute as legal advice. If you have been arrested or charged with a crime in Vista, please contact a qualified defense attorney.