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Are You Buying Counterfeit Goods?

Chris Blankinship, Esq. — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:37:24 +0000

The appeal of buying counterfeit goods is undeniable. They mimic pricier items at a fraction of the cost and are relatively easy to find and purchase. The market is so great for these items that according to MSN, “By 2015… the value of fake goods on the [...]

L.A. Teachers Bail Now $23 Million

Justin Witzmann — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:24 +0000

The bail number for the Los Angeles teacher accused of gagging and blindfolding his students increased to $23 million, 1 million for each count, according to an LA Times article posted Wednesday.

Mark Berndt, 61, a longtime teacher at Miramonte Elementary in South L.A. has been charged with 23 counts of lewd acts [...]

Father Shoots Son over Country Music

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:28 +0000

I am no fan of country music, but I never felt the need to shoot someone over it, but it appears that someone did feel that need. Last week William Henry Oller, Sr., 70, allegedly shot his son William Carr Oller Jr., 50, over his son’s karaoke [...]

Los Angeles Arsonist Faces 100 Counts

Justin Witzmann — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:21:22 +0000

The man accused of going on one of the most extensive arson sprees in Los Angeles history plead not guilty during an arraignment hearing Tuesday, according to an article on Cnn.com.

Prosecutors added 63 additional counts of arson to bring the total number of felony charges against Harry Burkhart, a German national, to [...]

$25 Million Dollar Award for Wrongful Conviction

Shannon Blanchard, Esq. — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:57 +0000

Can you imagine being convicted of a crime you did not commit? I can’t, well I guess I can but it is not a good thought. Unfortunately, it happens and probably more than we would like to think.

Thaddeus Jimenez, known as T.J. was just 13 years old when he was arrested and convicted of [...]

Sweet 16 Ends In Gunfire

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:31:43 +0000

Parents often throw the obligatory Sweet 16 Party for their daughters. This is somewhat of an American tradition where the daughter, if she’s lucky, receives the gift of a new car as she is finally eligible for a driver’s license.

Parents are generally apprehensive because they are worried that their little girl now has the [...]

New 2012 Drunk Driving Laws

Justin Witzmann — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:43:50 +0000

States are constantly looking for the best way to minimize drunk driving related deaths. In order to do that these states frequently tweak their respective DUI/DWI laws in order to deter drunk driving.

As of January 1, 2012 several changes to the pre-existing drunk driving laws have gone into effect throughout the United [...]

Fire At NY Professor’s Home Reveals Child Porn

Justin Witzmann — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:06:10 +0000

A New York architecture professor was arrested when firefighters found a magazine with pornographic images of underage girls in the his Jersey Shore home after the firefighters had curtailed flames within his home, according to an article on Yahoo News.

Before noon on Tuesday firefighters received a [...]

Chicago: 7 Arrested In Filmed Beating of Teen

Justin Witzmann — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:46:51 +0000

On Wednesday 7 teenagers were arrested in Chicago after a video of the teenagers beating and robbing a 17-year-old high school student was posted online, according to Yahoo News.

Screenshot of Beating Video

One of the teens was charged as an adult, while the rest were [...]

Boy, 10 Murder Suspect of Friend, 12

Justin Witzmann — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:01 +0000

A 10-year-old boy is suspected of stabbing and killing his 12-year-old friend with a kitchen knife in El Cajon, California, according to an article on Yahoo News.

The 12-year-old boy died Monday morning after he after he was taken from the 10-year-old boy’s home just 15 miles east of [...]