Prosecutors Acting Badly
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sometimes people are repeatedly surprised by the same thing. It happens over and over again, and yet people are shocked as if they are experiencing it for the first time. That’s the first thing that crossed my mind when I…
read morePlea Bargaining Errors Can Now Be Challenged
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The United States Supreme Court has established a new important constitutional remedy–to challenge the results of a plea bargain that was accepted or rejected because of bad legal advice. The Supreme Court today decided two cases that define when and…
read moreU.S. Supreme Court: Life Without Parole For Juveniles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Tomorrow morning the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that will determine whether it is unconstitutional for a state to sentence juveniles who commit murder to life in prison without parole. As reported in the…
read moreIs Red Bull The New The Gateway Drug?
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Energy Drinks in Elementary School. It does sound sinister, especially when coupled with the following headline that recently appeared in an article on Yahoo News called, “3 New Dangerous Drug Habits In Teens.” The article discusses the growing non-medical use…
read morePCP Arrests In Los Angeles and Culver City
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that two individuals have been arrested in Los Angeles County in what law enforcement officials are describing as a huge PCP operation. PCP is the acronym for the drug 1-(1-phencyclohexyl) piperdine. It’s chemical name…
read moreShould LA Juvenile Proceedings Be Open To The Public?
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Shedding more light on the juvenile criminal justice system will make it easier for lawyers to represent our clients effectively. There will be cases where it will be in our clients’ interests to protect their privacy from the media. We can handle such cases individually. But overall the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles could benefit from more public exposure. As the old saying goes, light can act as a powerful disinfectant.
read moreArrests in Mexico-Los Angeles-Denver Cocaine Ring
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
It does make for a nice headline: “Feds Make Largest Mass Drug Arrest in Colo. History.” On February 9, 2012 federal and state authorities announced that they had arrested more than 80 people in connection with a long investigation of…
read moreCocaine Related Arrests at LAX
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was on February 2 the scene of high-profile drug smuggling arrests. Two Spanish nationals, mother and daughter, were stopped allegedly carrying up to ten pounds of cocaine. According to the local NBC affiliate, the pair…
read moreCriminalizing Cheating on the SATs
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Prosecutors across the country are beginning to bring criminal charges in cases where students have been accused of cheating on standardized tests. The most publicized comes out of New York State. In November 2011, two students turned themselves in after…
read moreNYT Editorial On Juvenile Justice Too Idealistic
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sunday’s New York Times ran an editorial entitled, “Some Good News From California’s Justice System.” It praises Governor Brown’s plan to close state-run facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice and transfer juveniles to county-based facilities. The editorial does a…
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