Three Arrested On Suspicion Of Violating Federal Smuggling Laws
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
According to The Los Angeles Times, three individuals were arrested last night (October 30) in the Palos Vedes Peninsula on suspicion of trying “to smuggle contraband.” A Coast Guard helicopter and two Coast Guard vessels were involved in the events…
read moreGiving Adderall to Poor Children Who Don’t Have ADHD
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Adderall is a prescription drug that the FDA approved to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to a recent New York Times article, Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School,certain doctors are taking it upon themselves to…
read moreLos Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Bail, and the Forfeiture Laws
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Los Angeles is known for high-profile celebrities and high-profile criminal prosecutions. Currently, Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez is attracting more than his share of headlines and media attention. Last week, he and a few others were arrested and charged…
read moreSchool Officials Believe Rosary Beads Are Gang Symbol
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A guest blogger, criminal defense attorney Andrew Bouvier-Brown, comes to us this week with his take on a bizarre incident in which a Colorado high school student had his rosary beads confiscated by school authorities. Why? They believed that the rosary,…
read moreBrain Scan Evidence Impacts Sentences Received by Juveniles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A groundbreaking study published by the journal Science shows that judges are likely to be influenced by the results of brain scans that are introduced into evidence. The brain scan evidence was introduced as part of a hypothetical case that…
read moreMinor Charged With Committing Lewd Acts At Day Care Center
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A 14-year-old was arrested on August 7 near Sacramento for suspicion of committing lewd acts at a day care center owned by his mother. As a juvenile criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, I know that lewd acts sounds like…
read moreNotre Dame Football Icon “Rudy” Caught Up In Federal Money Laundering Scheme
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Money laundering is one of the least understood federal crimes. That ignorance can come with a heavy price. As a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, I know that it can be shockingly easy to violate federal money laundering laws….
read moreCalifornia’s Ban on Synthetic Marijuana
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
This is not your parents’ marijuana or the marijuana you might have encountered when you were a teenager. In the last several years, a new designer drug has become available, much of it used by juveniles—synthetic marijuana. Unlike old-fashioned, naturally…
read moreHow Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Are Different Than California Cases
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A recent marijuana seizure off the coast of Southern California is a good example of how federal marijuana cases differ from marijuana prosecutions in California courts. Most notably, the amount of marijuana seized by the Coast Guard was more than…
read moreOne 20-Minute Hearing, Two Consecutive 30 Year Prison Sentences
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
If a child is accused of murdering two adults, what is a reasonable amount of time to determine whether they should be treated as an adult? I am a criminal defense lawyer representing juveniles in Los Angeles, so you may…
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