by Chambers Law Firm | May 31, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Reports of police treating people unfairly in big metropolises are nothing new, but it’s rare to hear of it happening in lesser-known cities. Just this past week, KTL reported an instance of alleged police brutality right here in our backyard—in Upland, California....
by Chambers Law Firm | May 30, 2015 | Criminal Defense
“Sex trafficking is the nation’s fastest-growing business of organized crime,” reports a May 18 Huffington Post article: Sex Victims Usually Can’t Escape Prostitution Charges. This Lawyer’s Working to Change That. And often, it’s not just the sex traffickers who are...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 29, 2015 | Criminal Defense
If you’re about to head to court where there might be a jury, you’re probably curious about what, exactly, a jury is, how each person was selected, and how much power a jury has to determine the outcome of your case. For all the information you need about juries, read...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 25, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Riverside, California police have arrested a 38-year-old woman named Soukvilay Barton, who they say ran over her own father when he was attempting to prevent her from driving drunk (source). According to police, she backed out of a garage and struck her father. He...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 20, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Football superstar Jermaine Cunningham is now the most recognizable face of the movement to prosecute more people who distribute racy photos and videos to intimidate or humiliate former lovers or others. He allegedly sent naked pictures of a woman to the victim’s...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 20, 2015 | Criminal Defense
One Fontana police officer had the surprise of his life when a woman who he had arrested for DUI came in to say “thank you” last week. A woman KTLA referred to as simply “Maria” had taken pain pills and muscle relaxers and was involved in a minor 3-car crash at a...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 15, 2015 | Criminal Defense
There is a wide range of crimes that fall into the category of sex crimes in the United States. Many people are surprised to find that relatively harmless offenses, such as public urination and streaking, can lead to someone being labeled a sex offender. Here’s what...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 13, 2015 | Criminal Defense
While minors cannot consent to sex under criminal law, some civil courts are finding them responsible for decisions about sex. In every state of the union, a minor under 16 years of age cannot legally give consent for sex. In some states, minors cannot consent until...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 11, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Supreme Court finds portion of Armed Career Criminal Act unconstitutionally vague. In recent years, California has made important strides towards improving the fairness of criminal penalties with sentencing reform measures such as Prop 47 as well as revisions to the...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 7, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Defense destroys prosecution’s evidence in controversial sex abuse case. One year after allegations of sex abuse of his wife spurred an international news frenzy, 78-year-old Henry Rayhons has been acquitted. Sex abuse charges encompass a wide variety of acts, but the...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 5, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Detailed review shows FBI overstated forensic matches in 95 percent of trials. Last month the FBI formally acknowledged serious flaws in the way in which their examiners presented hair analysis testimony to criminal courts from the 1970s to the 1990s. The FBI began...
by Chambers Law Firm | May 4, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Does the tendency to commit sexual crimes arise from people’s upbringing, genes, or a mixture of both factors? A new Swedish study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology this week, has found that genes has more to do with the probability of committing...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 30, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Proposition 47 has shaken up California’s entire court system, and changed sentences for many crimes. Many people are now eligible for release or can apply for a lighter sentence because of Proposition 47, depending on the crime that has been committed. If you’ve been...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 30, 2015 | Criminal Defense
DUI arrests and convictions may need to be disclosed to employers in limited situations. If you have been involved in a DUI, you hardly want to advertise this fact. You would probably prefer to forget the incident altogether, after completing any penalties such as...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 28, 2015 | Criminal Defense
“Southern California has one of the largest sex trafficking problems in the entire world,” said a MyFoxLA’s reporter Gina Silva in an October 20, 2014 TV spot. It’s the fast-growing organized crime in California, generating over $32 billion a year, making this state...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 26, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Have you been charged with DUI in Beverly Hills, California? Have you been charged with domestic violence, assault and battery, forgery, theft, or any other crime in Beverly Hills? Getting a great Beverly Hills criminal defense lawyer can mean the difference between...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 25, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Knowing your rights helps ensure fair treatment by police and prosecutors. In the American judicial system, every individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Our state and federal constitutions contain important provisions and rights in support of this...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 24, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Does the tendency to commit sexual crimes arise from people’s upbringing, genes, or a mixture of both factors? A new Swedish study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology this week, has found that genes has more to do with the probability of committing...
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 24, 2015 | Criminal Defense
In today’s modern society, it’s easy to fall under the assumption that internet fraud is always happening to someone else. If you don’t see it happening right in front of you, and your friends and family member don’t really talk about it, why worry, right? Wrong....
by Chambers Law Firm | Apr 23, 2015 | Criminal Defense
With the onset of the digital explosion of the 1990s until today, cell phones have become downright essential for most daily activities for just about everyone. Now our social and professional lives revolve around the use of computers, cell phones, and especially the...
