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Not Guilty, Guilty, No Contest: What’s The Difference

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

I am asked this all the time, so here’s the answer: A plea of no contest is the same as a plea of guilty except that it cannot be used against the defendant in a civil case, based on the same facts, if the plea…

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DMV Admin Per Se Hearing

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

Have you been arrested for a DUI? Did the officer give you a pink temporary license? Have you read it? Have you called DMV to schedule a hearing? These are important things. I can’t tell you how many people have been given misinformation about this.…

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Occupy Oakland

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

I went by Frank Ogawa Plaza this morning to check on Occupy Oakland. There’s far fewer tents than were there last week and far fewer people. It’s interesting that there are any tents at all. It seemed to me that all the violence of the…

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Political Candidates

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

Are you fed up with what you see in Washington, Sacramento, or your local community government? Join the club. Are you thinking of joining Occupy Wall Street? OK, I’m all for it. Are there people you want to vote for but you don’t live in…

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More To Addiction Than Substance Abuse, Group Says

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

Addiction is a chronic brain disorder that should be treated like any other chronic disease, according to a new definition from the American Society of Addiction Medicine. In a public policy statement, the group emphasized that neurological mechanisms — disruptions in neurotransmission, interruptions in the…

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Deferred Prosecution For Big Corporate Crooks – But Not For Petty Thieves

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

Here’s a really interesting story in the New York Times. It describes how federal prosecutors in multi-million dollar fraud cases against banks and Wall Street firms are allowing these cases to be resolved by deferred prosecution. What deferred prosecution means is that prosecutors clearly have…

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Not All Criminal Accusations Are Valid

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is crumbling. Was there a shakedown? A conspiracy? We’re going to find out. The point is just because there’s an accusation, an arrest, a “victim” making a statement, and the police making an arrest — That does not…

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Oakland Tribune – Published Letter To The Editor

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Last Modified on Feb 06, 2025

Controlling drinking NOW THAT the government has appropriately mandated graphic warning labels for cigarette packaging, can we expect similar appropriate warnings on alcohol packaging? If a six-pack of beer or a bottle of liquor came with a photograph of a DUI death victim, side-by-side photos…

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Petty Theft Issues – Juvenile

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2024

Someone just asked me whether he has been convicted of a crime if he was cited for petty theft as a juvenile but then received a letter saying that no court appearance would be necessary and no further action would be taken. He was concerned…

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