Did you know?
- Driving with Marijuana
- Flying with Marijuana
- Smoking Pot in California
- How to Grow Pot Legally in California
- Can a drunk driving suspect refuse a chemical test?
- Does an arrest stay on your record?
- Identity theft in California
- What is a criminal threat in California?
- Elder abuse in California
- Date Rape
- SB 145
- California's new tiered system for sex offender registration
- Megan’s Law
- Jessica's Law
First, it's illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana in California…
Once the plane takes off you are under federal law, where it is illegal…
Recreational use of marijuana became legal in California under Proposition 64…
Here are some key facts to know about growing marijuana…
Drunk driving is a major problem in the country, and treated very seriously by the justice system …
…important for many reasons, but especially for people seeking a job who are worried that a previous arrest may impact their chances …
…example of identity theft is the taking of a person’s credit card or banking information and using it to buy…
… these threats (intending to frighten someone) can have serious consequences even where no actual harm was intended…
… Conduct is criminal when a person willfully inflicts physical or mental pain on an elderly person, or when someone causes or permits an older person’s health to be endangered…
… "Date rape" is an act committed by an acquaintance and usually involves one individual dulling the senses of another …
It's illegal for an adult to have sex with a minor in California…
As of January 1, 2021, sex offender registration will be based on a tier system…
Megan’s Law provides the public with information on registered sex offenders…
…targeted sex offenders in an effort to keep them away from children…
About Pat Ford
Pat Ford is a criminal defense lawyer in San Diego who works on appeals in some of the most difficult cases around the state. He has a great record for success and integrity. Pat has also published a criminal case law digest since 1984 that's used by judges and lawyers around the state. He also speaks and writes articles for criminal lawyers as well as consumers interested in the law. The consumer-related articles are intended to be informative but do not constitute legal advice.
Case of the Day
The case of the day summarizes a current case and is viewed by lawyers and judges around the state every day.
Geofence search warrants were impermissibly overbroad and violated the particularity requirement of the Fourth Amendment but the good faith exception applied and suppression was not required.Defendants were identified as murder suspects after a geofence search warrant directed to Google revealed cell phones signed in to Google accounts connected to them were in several of the same locations as the victim on the day of the murder. The geofence warrants complied with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2016 (Cal ECPA) but they violated the particularity requirement of the Fourth Amendment and were impermissibly overbroad as the warrants placed no meaningful restrictions on the police search. However, suppression of the evidence was not required where the officers reasonably relied on the new geofence warrant in good faith.id: 27850