Texting + Driving Can Lead to Criminal Charges in California Texting + Driving Can Lead to Criminal Charges in California . For those of you who feel it is just not as safe on the roads after the invention of texting, here is more fuel for the fire: The Huffington Post published this story on Wednesday,…
Domestic Violence and Equal Rights Domestic Violence and Equal Rights . It is a horrible thing to be a victim of domestic violence, involved in a relationship where a person is verbally and physically abused and made to feel powerless and hopeless. Until domestic violence was treated seriously by the courts and society, people often were heard…
Several news outlets recently published stories about Daniel Johnson, a 26 year old California man who filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office for excessive force. The complaint alleges that Johnson was inside his parents home, when someone knocked on the door and told him his father was receiving a ticket for…
Another success story for the Innocence Project. In December 2013, former Texas judge Kenneth Anderson – who prosecuted Michael Morton before becoming a judge – served jail time for withholding exonerating evidence from the defense after he had been ordered by a judge to give any such evidence to the defense. Michael Morton’s story became known…
Throughout December 2013, the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office will work with other local police agencies to implement Operation Second Chance for the holidays. If you have an outstanding warrant after being charged with a traffic-related or non-violent misdemeanor crime, you can go to one of twelve (12) cooperating Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies and…