On February 24th, an 11-year-old school girl was involved in a seemingly minor schoolyard altercation with another pupil. Students said they suspected the fight was other a boy and they went to a nearby alley to fight. The fight was quickly broken up by a friend, but not before J.R. was punched in the face, causing her nose to bleed. Witnesses who were…
According to the California Penal Code Section 182-185, conspiracy is when “two or more persons conspire to commit a crime.” They do not actually have to take any action towards committing the crime, but it must be proven that they both intended and agreed on that end. Another form of conspiracy it attempting to falsely accuse another of a crime, full knowing that…
One of the costs of being in the limelight is that your privacy in constantly invaded. For some celebrities, it essentially does not exist. However, invasion of privacy and constant annoyance from paparazzi is in a completely different category than stalking and death threats. Such is the case of singer/songwriter Madonna. This past Friday, a former mental hospital patient was convicted of stalking…
It has been reported that one man from Southern California has recently received a conviction in regards to charges of the trafficking over a million ecstasy pills. The 30-year-old defendant, initials J.L., was from Monterey Park and after being criminally charged a year ago enter in a plea of guilty. He was criminally charged with the conspiracy to distribute, as well as the…
Since 1966, the Fifth Amendment has required police officers to tell people of their right to not make any incriminating statements when they are taken into police custody for questioning. Known as the Miranda Rights because of the Supreme Court case Miranda vs. Arizona, there are four things that must be told to arrestees before questioning: Right to remain silent Anything they can…
In California, 760 laws have come into effect. As the state is already in financial trouble, not everyone is pleased with the news laws or the money it will cost. While some took effect on January 1st, others will not become authoritative until later this year. Gov. Jerry Brown has upset conservatives with some of the social-related bills that he signed into law….
Expungement, or expunction, is a process where an individual’s criminal record is legally sealed. The court can essentially erase past criminal convictions so that the offender can start again with a clean slate. There are many cases of good people making mistakes when they were young and now are reaping the consequences. It can affect your ability to secure employment as well as…
Los Angeles serial killer, M.H., is already in prison for life because of the four gruesome murders he committed in the 80s and 90s. However, last month a jury found him guilty of more killings. In what has become known as the “Southside Slayer” case, M.H. has been convicted of killing six women and one fifteen-year-old teenager, one of whom was the niece…
Early Monday morning on December 12th, two hundred protestors were threatened with arrest by police. This protest was one of several that were planned at ports on the West Coast. They were targeting the shipping company SSA Marine as they have a history unfair labor and environmental policies. When the crowd was told to back away, they marched in a circle with percussionists…
In Los Angeles, the Occupy LA protesters were asked by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to leave their camp at City Hall by 12:01 a.m. on November 28th. There were about four hundred tents outside City Hall, and by 2:30 a.m., most of the protesters had moved to streets in the area. A few hours later, police told the crowd that they had to leave…
