Legalization of marijuana, either medically or even recreationally, has been gaining ground year after year. Unlike other drugs, both legal like opiates, and illegal, like heroin and cocaine, the use of marijuana is spread across …
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Felony DUI Crash Kills Son
In California, a DUI can be charged as either a felony or as a misdemeanor. While the penalties for a felony and a misdemeanor vary greatly, the ways a DUI can be charged as a …
LAPD Chief Has Strong Words For Misbehaving Officers
Police officers, like many public servants, are often held to higher standards than the general public. They are expected to set an example for the rest of us citizens to follow. However, like many of …
Murder Charges In Pacific Coast Highway Crash
While a charge of DUI murder is rare, it does happen. DUI murder is a second-degree murder charge, which means that a person didn’t plot or intend to kill another person, but they acted with …
Three Dead In Vermont Knolls
Normally, a person might think that refusing a chemical test to determine if they are driving under the influence would be the way to go. However, in the state of California, you agree to allow …
Serious Charges For Woman In Beverly Hills
Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is a felony in California, only one step below an actual murder charge. Manslaughter, while very similar to a murder charge, does not imply that the killing of the other …
Two LAPD Officers Arrested For Alcohol Offenses
Law enforcement officers, like any other citizen, often like to relax after work by drinking alcohol. Like civilians, law enforcement officers can also be caught driving under the influence. Depending on the circumstances, this offense …
Bam Margera Avoids Jail, Gets Probation
The Philly.com Inquirer reports on the penalties Bam Margera is facing for his California DUI. Bam Margera, 38, was arrested following a traffic stop in Los Angeles in January. Officers observed the Jackass star talking …
Fatal Marijuana-DUI Crash Ends In Prison Sentence
Even though California has legalized the medical use of marijuana for decades and more recently legalized the recreational use of marijuana, it is still unlawful to drive while under the influence. There is no exception …
Officer Charged With Three Counts Of Murder For DUI Crash
A charge of DUI murder is a serious charge and can affect a person’s life in many ways. The charge carries a minimum of 15 years to life in state prison. It will also give …