Proposition 36 Gives Inmates Serving Life In Prison A Chance At Reducing Their Sentence
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
On Tuesday November 6, 2012, almost 70% of California voters supported Proposition 36, which changes how California administers it’s three strikes law. Under that law, a person convicted of three felonies is sentenced to life in prison. Proposition 36 changes…
read moreBrain Scan Evidence Impacts Sentences Received by Juveniles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A groundbreaking study published by the journal Science shows that judges are likely to be influenced by the results of brain scans that are introduced into evidence. The brain scan evidence was introduced as part of a hypothetical case that…
read moreModern Day Debtors Prisons in Los Angeles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
As a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, I sometimes feel that I live in an alternate reality. On a weekly basis, I experience things that most well-educated and well-read people are confident don’t exist anymore. One of those is…
read moreGetting Your Gun Rights Back After A Felony
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
As a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, I know that federal law makes it very difficult for a convicted felon to possess or use a fireman. That’s what former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham found out the hard way. Mr. Cunningham…
read moreMedicare Fraud Arrests in Los Angeles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The feds are getting serious about Medicare fraud. More than 100 people have been charged in connection a Medicare fraud conspiracy that is alleged to span eight cities. Eight of the suspects are in Los Angeles, including two doctors. According…
read morePCP Arrests In Los Angeles and Culver City
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that two individuals have been arrested in Los Angeles County in what law enforcement officials are describing as a huge PCP operation. PCP is the acronym for the drug 1-(1-phencyclohexyl) piperdine. It’s chemical name…
read moreArrest in 50 Hollywood Arson Fires
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Harry Burkhardt has been charged with setting more than 50 fires that, over the past week, unnerved much of Hollywood. The arrest of Mr. Burkhardt has caused his high-profile case to take an unexpected twist. The alleged arsons might be…
read moreCounty Jail Felony Sentence is Not Probation
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
There are many questions about California’s criminal justice realignment plan. The cornerstone of this plan is the restructuring of California’s sentencing laws. As of October 1, 2011, most “non-strike” offenses will be served in county jail rather than state prison….
read moreBig Changes in California Sentencing Laws Coming October 1
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Humongous changes coming in California’s sentencing laws, the big thing is that almost all non-strike and non-PC 290 registration felonies can now be served in county jail instead of state prison. Attorney Garrick Byers, earns his self-proclaimed title of…
read moreJohannes Mehserle Sentence in Oscar Grant Shooting Explained
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you are reading this, you are likely aware that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Perry sentenced former BART police officer Johannes Meshserle to two years in a California state prison for the killing of Oscar Grant on an Oakland…
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