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”
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”
Unchecked Illegal Police Search and Seizure
The United States Supreme Court in on the verge of abolishing the exclusionary rule prohibiting the use of unlawfully obtained evidence against a criminal defendant. The recent case of Herring v. United States portends a court trend in favor of illegal search and seizure at the expense of the integrity “Unchecked Illegal Police Search and Seizure”