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A New California Law Has Made Stealthing Illegal

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

stealthing under california law

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

The Statute of Limitations on Sexual Assault Crimes in California

April 13, 2020 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

If Bill Cosby’s arrest and subsequent conviction taught us anything, it’s that no one is too famous or too beloved to be charged with sexual assault. It is also a great reminder of the statute of limitations on sexual assault can dramatically impact rape cases. In fact, Cosby would not have been arrested for this 2004 offense, if […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses, Rape, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, statute of limitations, rape, statute of limitations on sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated rape

Understanding the Crime of Forcible Sexual Penetration With a Foreign Object

January 26, 2018 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

In California, forced sex charges aren’t limited to an act involving rape with a penis or oral copulation, but instead can be filed any time someone sexually penetrates someone in a genital or anal orifice without a minimum acceptable level of legal consent even with a foreign object. Here is what sex crimes lawyer Peter M. Liss believes […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses, Rape, Sex Crimes Involving Children, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sexual assault, forcible penetration, rape with a foreign object, penetration with a foreign object, definition, forceful penetration with a foreign object

Literally Reliving Your High School Years Means Breaking Numerous Laws

May 20, 2016 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

There are plenty of people who wish they could redo their high school years, whether because they wish they did things differently or because they had so much fun the first time. But despite what movies like Never Been Kissed say, pretending to be a teen and re-enrolling in high school is actually a crime -as one […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sex Offenses, Fraud Charges, Rape, Sex Crimes Involving Children, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, SEX OFFENSES, JUVENILE CRIME Tagged With: theft, fraud, identity theft, statutory rape, sexual assault, returning to high school, reliving the past, tampering with public records

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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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(760) 643-4050
380 S Melrose Drive #301
Vista, CA 92081

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