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Personal Jurisdiction

Supreme Court of Alabama granted Petition for Writ of Mandamus finding that a one-time purchase was an insufficient basis for personal jurisdiction over an out of state company.

What is in the best interest of the child?

Factors considered by Texas Courts

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN PURCHASING A HOME

Purchasing a home, whether it is a house, condominium or cooperative apartment, can be a most trying experience. For First Time Home Buyers it can be even more so. It is not intended to address any specific issue that YOU might be facing. Please contact us to discuss YOUR particular matter.

What’s An Accessory After The Fact?

This is simply: when someone helps someone else get away with a crime. It could mean helping someone escape from a robbery via providing transportation, or hiding a criminal offender for short or long periods of time.

Statutory Rape in California

An adult who has sexual intercourse with someone under eighteen years old, is guilty of statutory rape under California Penal Code 261.5, even if it was consensual sex. An adult in this case is someone over the age of twenty one years old.

Spousal Rape in California

Many individuals may not be aware, but having intercourse with someone you’re married to, against their will, is crime. In fact it’s a felony in the State of California, under penal code 262.

Battery in the State of California

Battery is defined as directing force and/or violence toward another party. The victim would have also considered this action to be offensive or abusive.

First Degree Murder in the State of California

This article will focus on First Degree Murder under California Penal Code 187 a. Second degree murder is when someone was killed, but the murder was committed unintentionally. The premeditation of the crime is what separates first degree murder from second degree murder.

Robbery in the State of California

Robbery under California Penal Code Section 211 is a felony. The code defines robbery as stealing from someone else, while using force, aggression, or violence to commit the crime.

Failing To Stop at a Stop Sign

Failing to stop at a stop sign or railroad crossing is examined in California Vehicle Code 22450. These codes are usually noted in driving manuals for study before obtaining a driver’s license. Written and on-road testing is usually exercised in driving tests in most or all states.

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