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Posted on Oct 3, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
Penal Code 4019 has been amended yet again by Statute, with Governor Schwarzenegger signing SB 76 into law effective September 29, 2010. The recent amendment to Penal Code 4019 repeals half-time ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
Even if you have never heard of Miranda v. Arizona, you already know the resulting admonishment. You hear it every time the cops slap the cuffs on the bad guys on tv or in the movies: "You have the ...
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Posted on May 22, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
My next client with killer looks might not be an actual murderer, but according to a recent study conducted by Cornell University, the jury will be blinded by his or her appearance rather than the ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
I must admit, I've got a certain fondness for listening to war stories from some of the older local criminal defense attorneys in San Diego. By "older" I mean attorneys who have been defending DUI ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
I love my job. Sometimes it really doesn't even feel like work and I can't believe that I get paid to work on cases so challenging and interesting. With that being said, from time to time, you've got ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
For the following blog to make sense, please read my February 2, 2010 “Gang Enhancement Math; 1 + 1 +1 = Life in Prison” blog first, as the following is a continuation of that writing. …So, in my last ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
Gangs are bad, let’s all agree on that for a starting point (take that, all you members of law enforcement reading this right now who thought we’d never agree on anything). There’s no good reason or ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0108102mugs1.html If you are soaked and desperately need a chuckle on this rainy Monday, please click the link below to see this weeks' winners (not ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2010 By Marc S. Kohnen
In a day of many firsts; the first day of a New Year and decade, on a personal note - my first attempt at a website blog, today also marks the first day of California’s new common-sense approach to ...
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