California Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
Covers news and events dealing with criminal defense in California.
Author: Douglas Slain is a solo practitioner in Oakland, Calif.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • California • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense
Recent Posts from California Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
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Agents Seize $356,000 Worth of Methamphetamine in San Clemente
Earlier this week, U.S. Border Patrol Agents stopped a suspicious car that was driving in San Clemente. Agents suspected that the driver was carrying drugs, so after the driver allowed agents to look inside, a…
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Garden Grove Gang Member Convicted of Murder
On November 18, 2000, Edward Ayache and five other gang members went to a house party in Garden Grove. While there, they saw rival gang members and a physical altercation ensued. Members of Ayache's gang…
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Huntington Beach Burglars Caught Stealing Surfer's Belongings
In the last few months, many of the surfers in Huntington Beach had been complaining that their cars were being broken into and things were being stolen as they surfed. These burglars were apparently stealing…
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Cypress Party Ends in Assault & Battery
In September of this year, Dustin and Austen Sprague were at a house party in Cypress playing beer pong. Guests thought that the brothers were being too loud and obnoxious, so they were asked to…
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California Man Charged with Stalking Ryan Seacrest
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah, Jr. was charged today with stalking radio personality, Ryan Seacrest. Last month, Uzomah attacked Seacrest's bodyguard in an attempt to get inside the car with Seacrest. Uzomah had a knife at the…
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Newport Beach Salon Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzlement
Bethany Jane Brady worked as a bookkeeper for the Hampton Salon in Newport Beach for 15 years. During that time, she allegedly embezzled over $245,000 from the company. Police think that initially, she took money…
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California Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Identity Theft
Martin Quoc Pham, of Garden Grove, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for running two fraud schemes in which he used people's personal identification to obtain home equity lines of credit and credit…
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Garden Grove Man Arrested for Double Homicide
Hilbert Pinnel Thomas was arrested this week for the alleged murder of Matthew Scott and Elizabeth Palmer in February. Scott was the co-owner of a mobile home business and Palmer was his secretary. They were…
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Orange County Man Charged with 127 Sex Crimes
Joshua David Threlkeld has been charged with around 127 counts of sex crimes against minors. Threlkeld would pose as a 14 year-old-girl, "Sara Miller", on Myspace and ask other minors for nude pictures. "Sara Miller"…
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Teenagers Arrested on Suspicion of Breaking Into Celebrity Homes
Around 6 people have been arrested for a string of burglaries that they allegedly committed in ritzy Hollywood neighborhoods over the past year. The masterminds behind the operation were apparently four girls who wanted the…