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Posted on Aug 18, 2011 By Christine McGuire
Regarding vehicle liability insurance changes On January 1, 2006 all insurance companies were required to report insurance status to DMV for all private use vehicles. As of July 1, 2006 law ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Christine McGuire
The law does not impose a duty on the district attorney to collect evidence that might benefit the defense. Once evidence however is collected due process imposes on the prosecution a duty to preserve ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2011 By Christine McGuire
The dismissal of a case pursuant to Penal Code Section 995 terminates the criminal action. Thus, when charges are refiled by the prosecutor after a Section 995 dismissal, the refiled charges ...
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Posted on May 25, 2011 By Christine McGuire
The court has a duty to give an instruction on the issue of single witness's testimony. The court instructs: The testimony of only one witness can prove any fact. Before you conclude that the ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2011 By Christine McGuire
The Sex Offender Tracking Program at the California Department of Justice maintains the registered sex offender database. By law, persons convicted of certain sex crimes are required to register as a ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2011 By Christine McGuire
The Sex Offender Tracking Program at the California Department of Justice maintains the registered sex offender database Registered sex offenders are required to update their information annually ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Christine McGuire
Not all registered sex offenders appear on the internet web site Twenty Five percent of registered sex offenders are excluded from public disclosure on the internet web site by law Public disclosure ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Christine McGuire
AB 1280 known as Adam's Law creates a stiff penalty of life without the possibility of parole for abuse by a parent or other caregiver that causes a child under 8 to go into a coma or becomes ...
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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 3, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Following closing arguments and jury deliberations in a misdemeanor or felony jury trial, the jury may reach a verdict. Should the jury reach a verdict, the foreperson of the jury notifies the court's ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Grand jury proceedings are generally secret criminal proceedings. Persons who may be permitted to be present during a grand jury criminal hearing for crimes such as Murder , Manslaughter, Sex Crimes ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2010 By Christine McGuire
A plea of no contest has the same legal effect in criminal court in a misdemeanor or felony case as a plea of guilty. A no contest plea is different from a guilty plea. Unlike a guilty plea, the ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2010 By Christine McGuire
There are three filed premium rates that bondsmen must charge in the State of California for bail bonds in connection with misdemeanor charges such as DUIs , Domestic Violence and felony charges such ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2010 By Christine McGuire
Posting of a bail bond in connection with a misdemeanor or felony criminal case such as DUI, Domestic Violence , Drug Offenses , Sex Crimes and Murder involves a contract guaranteed by a licensed, ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2010 By Christine McGuire
A prosecutor commences a felony criminal case by filing a complaint in cases such as sex crimes cases, drug offense cases and murder cases. A preliminary hearing must be held before a judge after ...
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