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California Proposition 47 Info

By Dana M. Grimes Sentencing Reform Proposition 47 passed with 58% of the vote, and went into effect November 5, 2014. As a result, for qualifying defendants, most simple possession drug cases are reduced from straight felony or wobblers to straight misdemeanors, as...

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Vehicular Manslaughter & Serious DUI Injury Cases

By Robert L. Grimes, Esq. Defending Vehicular Manslaughter Cases In any traffic accident resulting in injuries or fatalities, the officers will take a breath or blood test of the driver whom they believe to be at fault. If the suspect is taken to a hospital, the...

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Second Degree Murder: From Dog Bites to DUIs

By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Most people think of murder as an intentional act, and that anyone guilty of it must be a cold, calculating killer. In a murder trial in California, the jury is instructed that murder is the killing of another person with malice...

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Prescription Drugs: Criminal Side Effects

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. What do Rush Limbaugh and Cindy McCain have in common besides too much money and philosophical differences with our President?  A history of addiction to prescription medication.  Our office often represents professionals, including doctors and...

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Bird Rock Bandits Murder Case

By Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes Criminal Defense Lawyers At about 1:00 a.m. on May 24, 2007, Seth Cravens struck Emery Kauanui, Jr. in the face with his left fist.  Kauanui fell backwards and his head hit the sidewalk.  He suffered a fractured skull and subdural...

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Forensics: The Intersection of Science And The Law

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. DNA Evidence In the past few years, advancements in PCR-based DNA testing and forensics have caused monumental leaps in the probative value of DNA evidence and the use of DNA testing in criminal investigations. DNA evidence is strong and it is...

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International Travel Restrictions

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The sharing of criminal background information among immigration and law enforcement authorities of many countries of the world has become sophisticated and effective.  Our clients often find that foreign customs officials are unsympathetic to...

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How California Gun Laws Affect the Common Citizen

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Criminal Defense Lawyer, Grimes and Warwick, San Diego Well-meaning members of the NRA find themselves at the wrong end of the criminal justice system for the first time in their lives when they travel here from a state with liberal gun laws....

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