What Does “Using” A Cell Phone While Driving Mean? Examining CVC 23123 and CVC 23123.5
Technology grows at an exponential pace. The phone you’re using to view this article is probably more advanced than the computers California legislators were using to draft statutes regulating cell phone use on the road. When your elected representatives first passed SB 1613 and SB 28, mobile communications devices were still in its pre-Darwinian stages […]
1985 Conviction For Murder in South Pasadena Overturned in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Courthouse
A man who spent the last 27 years in prison after being convicted of murder in 1985 out of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Courthouse, had his conviction overturned by a Pasadena Judge yesterday. The conviction stemmed from a murder that had taken place in 1984 in South Pasadena. The man, who elected […]
What If Brian Downing Lived In California? Significance of Jessica’s Law For People Facing Sex Charges.
If you’ve never heard of Brian Downing, a simple Google or YouTube search would generate a lot of hits under his name. Be forewarned if you decide to take the latter route. Long story short, this rabid University of Alabama aficionado allegedly placed his nuts on the facial area and body of an inebriated LSU […]
MISTRIAL RULED IN SERIOUS RAPE CASE OUT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, POMONA COURTHOUSE: LAW OFFICES OF DANIEL V. COTA
On Friday, May 25, 2012, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge in Pomona ruled a mistrial against a step-father who was accused of Felony Rape Charges against his step-daughter. The defendant was represented by the Law Offices of Daniel V. Cota, a criminal defense law firm based out of Los Angeles County. The Defendant […]