Criminal Defense Attorneys California

0.  Judge Throws a Curve in Cuban Baseball Player Smuggling Case (Law.com)
A Miami federal judge has barred defense attorneys from using the government's "wet-foot, dry-foot" immigration policy as a defense in the criminal case against five men accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States to play for major league teams. The policy allows Cubans who immigrate illegally to the United States to stay in the country if they reach U.S. soil before being ...

1.  For Sexually Violent Predators, Optional Treatment May Be High-Risk Proposition (Law.com)
For California's civilly confined sexual violent predators, participation in optional therapy can have hidden risks, according to defense attorneys. If the offenders divulge information to a psychologist about an unreported offense, they could face new charges or find the information being used against them at a recommitment hearing. But not participating in treatment could be perceived as ...

2.  Inside the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorneys Controversy (Washington Post)
Stuart M. Gerson, acting attorney general at the start of the Clinton administration and now a D.C. lawyer, was online Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m. ET to explain the relationship between U.S. Attorneys and the Justice Department and discuss the firings and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

3.  Judge drops charges against HP's Dunn (AP via Yahoo! News)
California's criminal case surrounding Hewlett-Packard Co.'s ill-fated boardroom spying scandal has all but evaporated, although the four defendants still aren't off the hook with federal prosecutors.

4.  Long-awaited trial of music producer Phil Spector starts Monday (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The long-awaited murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector gets underway here on Monday, four years after he allegedly gunned down a B-movie actress at his Los Angeles mansion.

5.  No trouble for Buchanan to stay in line (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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6.  Judge Drops Charges Against HP's Dunn (IWon - Money)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - California's criminal case surrounding Hewlett-Packard Co.'s ill-fated boardroom spying scandal has all but evaporated, although the four defendants still aren't off the hook with federal prosecutors.

7.  Judge bars sale of phone records (The Washington Times)
A federal judge ruled yesterday that a former escort service owner cannot sell phone records and other documents that could be used to publicly identify thousands of her clients.

8.  Court doesn't buy pot defense (San Mateo County Times)
Medical necessity doesn't shield medical-marijuana users from federal prosecution, a clearly sympathetic federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in an Oakland woman's case that earlier went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

9.  The Inside Scoop (CBS News)
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