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 moreThree Arrested On Suspicion Of Violating Federal Smuggling Laws
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
According to The Los Angeles Times, three individuals were arrested last night (October 30) in the Palos Vedes Peninsula on suspicion of trying “to smuggle contraband.” A Coast Guard helicopter and two Coast Guard vessels were involved in the events…
read moreGiving Adderall to Poor Children Who Don’t Have ADHD
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Adderall is a prescription drug that the FDA approved to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to a recent New York Times article, Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School,certain doctors are taking it upon themselves to…
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 moreNotre Dame Football Icon “Rudy” Caught Up In Federal Money Laundering Scheme
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Money laundering is one of the least understood federal crimes. That ignorance can come with a heavy price. As a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, I know that it can be shockingly easy to violate federal money laundering laws….
read moreCalifornia’s Ban on Synthetic Marijuana
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
This is not your parents’ marijuana or the marijuana you might have encountered when you were a teenager. In the last several years, a new designer drug has become available, much of it used by juveniles—synthetic marijuana. Unlike old-fashioned, naturally…
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 moreAdderall Abuse By Academically Ambitious Juveniles
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The New York Times recently published a lengthy advertisement for the amphetamine, Adderall. Technically, it wasn’t supposed to be a commercial. It was a feature story entitled, “Risky Rise of the Good Grade Pill.” But the manufacturer of Adderall would…
read moreLessons From Amanda Bynes’ Arrest: Don’t Talk, Squawk, or Tweet
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
“Anything you say can or will be used against you.” How many times have we all heard these words when someone is arrested on a TV show? It’s almost become a cliché. As a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles,…
read moreTrying Juveniles As Adults In Southern California
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A recent article indicates that states are reconsidering the practice of trying juveniles in adult court. The article, published by the highly-regarded Pew Center for the States is entitled, “States Have Second Thoughts About Juveniles in Adult Court.” Apparently, states…
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