The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That California Must Reduce The Population of Inmates in State Prison
On August 4, 2009, a three-panel Federal Court ordered that California reduce its inmate population. The Court cited California’s failure to protect the constitutional rights of the inmates in custody in California state prison as a reason [...]

In People v. Mirenda, the court found that a defendant was denied his right to a speedy trial and his case was dismissed because criminal charges had been filed 26 years before prosecution actually had begun on the case. There, the defendant was arrested in Pennsylvania for suspected assault with a deadly weapon and [...]

The need for a restraining order can arise in any case in which a person feels in fear of their safety and in fear of harm by another person even without prior instances of violence. Many times, restraining orders are necessary when a girlfriend or boyfriend gets beat up by their significant other and [...]

Conspiracy is the crime of two or more people agreeing to commit another crime.  Once the agreement to  commit the other crime has been made, the crime of conspiracy has been completed.  Unlike other crimes where a defendant is responsible only for the actions that he commits, if a person is charged with conspiracy, they [...]