Blog Posts in November, 2010
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Christine McGuire
To constitute a completed criminal theft, property the subject of a theft charge must be carried away or "asported". Asportation requires three things under the law: (1) that the goods be severed from ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Assembly Bill 819 amends Penal Code Section 350. Penal Code Section 350 makes it unlawful to intentionally manufacture, sell or knowingly possess for sale any counterfeit trademark registered with the ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2010 By Christine McGuire
California law requires that drivers and passengers use a seat belt or safety restraint system while riding in a motor vehicle. Every person riding in a private passenger motor vehicle must be ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Judge's in the Santa Cruz County Courts have pledged to be courteous, respectful and civil to the attorneys, parties and witnesses who appear before the Court; to exercise authority to ensure that all ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 By Christine McGuire
If you have a loved one who has been arrested for a misdemeanor or felony and is housed at the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose, California you may wish to obtain inmate information about your ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Persons housed at the Elmwood Correctional Facility or the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex in Santa Clara County may obtain the services of a chaplain. The services of a chaplain are available to ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2010 By Christine McGuire
A defense attorney may request that the Court order the District Attorney and the police department to conduct a physical lineup in which the defendant will be exhibited to the complaining witness. ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The California Highway Patrol announced its heightened enforcement effort over the Thanksgiving holiday 2010 weekend. CHP officers will be on the lookout for drivers who are driving under the ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 By Christine McGuire
California Vehicle Code Section 23123 provides that a person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone unless that telephone is specifically designed and configured to allow ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2010 By Christine McGuire
There is a DUI Checkpoint that drivers in the Salinas area of Monterey County seek out. Drivers do so because those who pass through the check point alcohol free are given free turkeys. The year 2010 ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Friends Outside is a organization that assists inmates who are in need of assistance from a source outside the Santa Clara County Main Jail or Elmwood Jail where persons are housed in custody having ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Securus Technologies is the Santa Clara County Department of Correction provider of inmate telephone services. Securus Technologies offers users a pre-paid telephone plan that allows calls to be ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2010 By Christine McGuire
After a person completes the booking process at the Santa Clara County Main Jail located at 150 West Hedding Street in San Jose, California the bail amount will be set. The amount is set according to ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The Santa Clara County Courts identify low-risk offenders such as those persons who have committed misdemeanor crimes and sentences them to the Weekend Work Program as an alternative to jail in Santa ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex is one of four detention facilities operated by the Santa Clara County Department of Corrections. The Complex houses persons arrested for misdemeanors and ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Persons housed at the Main Jail in Santa Cruz County for misdemeanors such as driving under the influence or domestic violence or felonies such as drug offenses and sex crimes may see visitors in one ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2010 By Christine McGuire
In 2008 the Santa Cruz Sheriffs Office implemented a new fingerprint picture system called Automated Fingerprint Identification System. It is also known as AFIS. This system of identification used for ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The Santa Cruz County Main Jail is located at 259 Water Street in the city of Santa Cruz. The Mail Jail is Santa Cruz County's only detention facility providing maximum security units. The State of ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Santa Cruz County's only booking facility for misdemeanors such as DUI s or Domestic Violence or felonies such as Vehicular Manslaughter or Sexual Crimes is located at the Main Jail in Santa Cruz. All ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Christine McGuire
At commencement of the booking process for a misdemeanor such as a DUI or Domestic Violence or a felony such as Vehicular Manslaughter or Sex Crimes at the Santa Cruz County Main Jail all personal ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Christine McGuire
In a misdemeanor or felony jury trial for crimes such as Domestic Violence , Driving Under the Influence , Drug Offenses , DUI With Injury , Vehicular Manslaughter , selection of jurors from a jury ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Christine McGuire
A preliminary alcohol screening device, also referred to in a DUI case as a PAS is used in DUI investigations by law enforcement. A PAS is a handheld portable breath-testing machine. It is generally ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The Santa Cruz County Corrections Bureau operates four correctional facilities also known as jails in Santa Cruz County. The correctional facilities include the Main Jail and Blaine Street Facility. ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2010 By Christine McGuire
A person who pleads guilty to a criminal offense has a right to be sentenced by the judge before whom he entered the guilty plea where the judge retained sentencing discretion. If time comes for ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2010 By Christine McGuire
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Work Release Program permits persons meeting certain criteria to serve their sentence in a misdemeanor or felony criminal case through the performance of community ...
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