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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Social Host Ordinance Could Bring Criminal Penalties Against Parents

Social host ordinances have been springing up across communities for many years. Now, San Jose has passed its own ordinance, hoping to curb underage drinking. According the San Jose Mercury News, the social ordinance would make the adult who owns or leases the property responsible if more than three underage people are found drinking on the property, and they could be charged with a crime. This means parents need to be extra cautious as to what their children are up to.

These ordinances place the burden of responsibility on the parents for knowing exactly where their children are at every moment of the day. If a parent needs to go out of town for work for a night, or the parents take a vacation without their kids, they might risk being fined for the social host ordinance. It might not be as simple as locking up the liquor cabinet.

If you're in need of criminal defense contact San Jose Criminal Defense Attorney William Chestnut at 408-298-6990 or at williamchestnutlaw.com for assistance.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Man Claims Police Brutality After Arrest For Robbery

When someone is arrested, they have the right to be treated fairly and with respect. Being arrested doesn't mean a person is guilty of a crime; therefore they should be treated as innocent, until they are proven otherwise. Sometimes when a person is accused of committing a violent crime, police act violently toward the accused person, even if they are arrested without resistance. This could be an act of police brutality.

Sometimes police overstep their authority or abuse that authority and they violate the rights of the accused. A man in another state was arrested and convicted of robbery. He claims that while he was getting arrested police stomped on him and caused great bodily injury to him, including a hemorrhage in his eye and broken bones. These injuries are a serious violation of the accused person's rights.

If you are a victim of police brutality, contact San Jose Criminal Defense Attorney William Chestnut at 408-298-6990 or at williamchestnutlaw.com for assistance with criminal defense matters.