Los Angeles Mortgage Fraud Arrests
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Mortgage fraud is one of those terms that people use without fully understanding what it is. In the wake of the bursting of the housing bubble in 2008, the media started to focus on mortgages that ended up in foreclosure. In…
read moreCalifornia’s Child Molestation Law: Giant Statute of Limitations Loophole
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The recent arrest of a former Modesto teacher highlights just how treacherous California’s statute of limitation law can be regarding allegations of molesting a minor. Christopher James Hooker, 41, is, to state the obvious, not a sympathetic figure. He left…
read morePolice Dogs Sniffing For Drugs Are Surprisingly Unreliable
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
As a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, I see firsthand how dogs can be used to prevent a wide array of people from being treated justly. Before going any further, let’s get something out of the way: I love…
read moreProsecutors 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 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 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 moreArrest in 50 Hollywood Arson Fires
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Harry Burkhardt has been charged with setting more than 50 fires that, over the past week, unnerved much of Hollywood. The arrest of Mr. Burkhardt has caused his high-profile case to take an unexpected twist. The alleged arsons might be…
read moreCounty Jail Felony Sentence is Not Probation
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
There are many questions about California’s criminal justice realignment plan. The cornerstone of this plan is the restructuring of California’s sentencing laws. As of October 1, 2011, most “non-strike” offenses will be served in county jail rather than state prison….
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