Police officers who followed a suspect into his apartment complex were legally justified to knock down the door of an apartment that belonged to a different individual, when they detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the apartment and heard sounds of evidence being destroyed after announcing their presence, “Supreme Court Allows Warrantless Search of Apartment That Smelled of Marijuana”
Internet Protocol Numbers may be Disclosed to Police
A computer hacker unlawfully enters a computer network of one of the San Diego school districts. The hacker then gains control of the district’s routers, and transmits the data located on the district’s network to the hacker’s computer. As a result, the hacker obtains access to payroll and employee records, “Internet Protocol Numbers may be Disclosed to Police”
The Constitutionality of San Diego DUI Checkpoints
Residents of San Diego often encounter various DUI checkpoints located in Pacific Beach, Imperial Beach, Coronado, El Cajon, South Bay, Poway, or Vista. These temporary checkpoints are usually put in place by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department on Friday and Saturday nights between 8 P.M. and 2 A.M. to remove “The Constitutionality of San Diego DUI Checkpoints”
Defending Drug-Related Crimes in San Diego
I often represent individuals accused of committing crimes related to possession, sale and transportation of illegal drugs, prescription drug offenses related to pharmacy crimes, and offenses related to marijuana cultivation and possession. The primary defense in most drug possession and sale matters involves whether the prosecution can establish that the evidence was “Defending Drug-Related Crimes in San Diego”
Is Your Data Safe in Your Lawyer’s Laptop? Not if the Lawyer Travels.
Ethical rules require attorneys to strictly maintain client secrets and take every effort to safeguard those secrets. So should you worry if your lawyer keeps your client information on a laptop computer, an i-Pad, netbook, cell phone or USB device? Is that data safe so long as the device is “Is Your Data Safe in Your Lawyer’s Laptop? Not if the Lawyer Travels.”
Drugs and Gun Found During Illegal Search Admissible Evidence
The Ninth Circuit court of Appeals just upheld the admissibility of drug and firearm evidence in a case where law enforcement conducted an illegal search of a vehicle under the doctrine of inevitable discovery. In United States v. Ruckes, the Court followed the recent Supreme Court decision of Arizona v. Gant. “Drugs and Gun Found During Illegal Search Admissible Evidence”
Drug Detectives Play Wii While Executing a Search Warrant
Drug investigators have been caught on tape playing Wii games while executing a search warrant at the home of Michael Difalco. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd lamely defends his investigators by claiming that the Wii gamesmanship would not invalidate the search. Perhaps the Sheriff should read up on the law. “Drug Detectives Play Wii While Executing a Search Warrant”