Arash Hashemi
May 15, 2023
Photo Credit: (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) In a recent incident captured on Instagram Live, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, aged 23, was seen waving what appeared to be a gun from the driver’s seat of a slowly moving vehicle. This is not the first time Morant has been involved in such a situation, as he […]
Arash Hashemi
March 14, 2023
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp made headlines recently when he was arrested by Tacoma police for investigation of a drive-by shooting. However, his attorneys claim that Kemp acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items. Kemp, who is 53 years old, […]
Arash Hashemi
March 5, 2023
In a recent ruling, a California appeals court overturned a murder conviction and ordered a new trial for a man accused of California murder in 2002. The court cited the state’s flawed interpretation of the law and improper use of evidence as reasons for the reversal. Additionally, the court referred to California’s new “Decriminalizing Artistic […]
Arash Hashemi
February 1, 2023
How is Reasonable Force Viewed in California Self-Defense Cases? Self-defense is a crucial concept in criminal law and is often used as a defense in cases involving the use of force. In California, the law permits individuals to use reasonable force to defend themselves or others from harm. However, the definition of reasonable force can […]
Arash Hashemi
August 25, 2022
On August 4, 2022, Nicole Linton was behind the wheel of her Mercedes, speeding as fast as 90 miles an hour. She ran a red light and plowed into traffic at the busy intersection of La Brea and Slauson avenues killed 6 people and hurt others. She was charged with 6 counts of murder […]
Arash Hashemi
August 30, 2020
If you have ever seen a TV show or a movie that involves the law, you have probably heard the term “No Contest.” But do you know what it means in legal terms and the implications that come with it? The term itself comes from the Latin word nolo contendere, which literally means No Contest, […]
Arash Hashemi
January 8, 2019
Kissing at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s, hoping to find love in the New Year is quickly followed by the most active day for online dating sites. Love and companionship in the New Year is a top agenda for millions of Americans. Statistics show that the first Sunday of the New Year is […]
Arash Hashemi
December 27, 2018
YouTube has become a platform where everyday people can launch themselves into a life of fame and fortune with the simple upload of a video. It is common for people to do dumb, daring, and over-the-top stunts to shock viewers in the hopes they will share the video to create a social media frenzy. All […]
Arash Hashemi
November 13, 2018
As the Woolsey Fire continues to rage through some of the most expensive real estate in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, celebrities like Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, and Gerard Butler have been forced to flee their Malibu estates. The Pacific Coast Highway became the only route for safe evacuation, and quickly became jammed as a […]
Arash Hashemi
November 4, 2018
On November 1, 2018, Jennifer Haymart, 39, appeared in a Sacramento, CA courtroom court. After a month-long investigation, she was accused of five felony charges, including suspicion of embezzlement, grand theft and forgery. Haymart was accused of embezzling more than $138,000 form two organizations: the Sacramento Deterding Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), which she took around […]
Arash Hashemi
October 29, 2018
Halloween, a night known for devious tricks and endless treats, also sees a spike of crime. People from all walks of society take advantage of being cloaked as some of the darkest creatures and characters our imaginations can conjure. It is one of the days of the year where keeping kids safe is the pinnacle […]
Arash Hashemi
October 16, 2018
Every time “Election Day” nears, the races for political and public offices start to heat up. The bombardment of vicious ads exposing scandals, failures, and personal agendas to sway electors become intensified as single votes will determine the fate of divided communities. Often times the ads are dramatic and exaggerated, but for the City of […]
Arash Hashemi
October 3, 2018
One of the luxuries of living in the land of the free and the home of the brave is the fact that our American society grants us the cultural right of having solitude while going to the bathroom. We take for granted the fact that we get to lock the door behind us to ensure […]
Arash Hashemi
September 30, 2018
One of America’s most recognized entertainers, Bill Cosby, was sentenced to prison for 3 to 10 years on September 25, 2018. Cosby was accused by 37 women over several years for sexual misconduct, dating back to 1964. One specific accuser, Andrea Constand, claimed that in 2004, Cosby drugged her with pills, left her incapacitated in […]
Arash Hashemi
September 17, 2018
Not every crime is common, and it seems that every day we hear of new ways our fellow man has pushed the limits of ‘law abiding citizen’ into a ‘creative’ criminal. It has been said that loneliness makes one do things out of desperation, and for one Arizona man, his desperate and dark sexual impulses […]
Arash Hashemi
September 1, 2018
After the September 11 attacks, Americans spend extra time preparing for travel by standing in TSA security lines which make our airports safer for the millions of daily travelers. Thankfully, it’s a rare sight to see a security breech; and even the faintest whisper of a threat, or the slightest break of the TSA ‘rules’ […]
Arash Hashemi
August 27, 2018
All little girls hope for the protection of a loving father, but sometimes the cost of that protection comes at a huge legal expense, as it has become the case for one Arizona father in August of 2018 While using the restroom, Melvin Harris III’s daughter was harassed by known criminal Leevon Armstrong as he […]
Arash Hashemi
August 21, 2018
The summer of 2018 saw the worst start to the summer fire season in 10 years. California was yet again undertaking a record-breaking fight against flames engulfing the state. Over 500 square miles burned in various counties, including the Carr Fire in Shatsta County, the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park, and several other fires […]
Arash Hashemi
August 13, 2018
On the 3rd of January 2018, University of Pennsylvania student, Blaze Bernstein, was visiting his family in Lake Forest, California for winter break when he went missing. Later that week Bernstein’s body was discovered in a shallow grave at a park in the surrounding areas. The 19 year old college student seemed to have been stabbed over […]
Arash Hashemi
July 23, 2018
Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock in Los Angeles knows that one of the “Black Mamba’s” greatest rivals, LeBron James, has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a 4 year contract– which is no doubt a historical move for a team who hasn’t managed to win an NBA Finals Championship in nearly […]
Arash Hashemi
July 13, 2018
On July 8, 2018, a 34-year-old mother was arrested by Ontario police in a Walmart parking lot. Crystal Reyna Gonzalez had allegedly left her two children, a 1-year-old and a nine-month-old, locked in the car for 30 minutes, with no air conditioning on while she went inside the store to shop. Due to a heat […]
Arash Hashemi
August 14, 2017
A couple in Southern California has been ordered to pay $1 million in fines for selling counterfeit Tide detergent. Husband and wife Marvin Santiago Caceres and Nancy Flores were charged with 4, 910 violations of the Unfair Competition Law by selling counterfeit Proctor & Gamble laundry detergents and dish soaps that were falsely labeled as […]
Arash Hashemi
August 7, 2017
A woman has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for triggering a false Amber Alert. Charlene Gaston, a 26 year old from Los Angeles, plead no contest to one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. According to Gaston, she was held at gunpoint and carjacked on July 6th, 2017, and that her stepson, Eric […]
Arash Hashemi
July 23, 2017
WHO IS A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND WHAT DOES HE DO? When charged with a crime most people look for any lawyer they can get a hold of. While any lawyer might be able handle such cases, a criminal defense attorney has more chances of winning the case than another lawyer who usually does not […]
Arash Hashemi
July 17, 2017
After serving nearly a decade behind bars, OJ Simpson could be released from prison based on the decision of his upcoming parole hearing on July 20, 2017. The 70-year-old former NFL superstar is currently serving 9-33 years in prison at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada. If the parole hearing goes his way, Simpson could see freedom as […]
Arash Hashemi
July 11, 2017
Actor Shia LeBeouf spent Saturday, July 8, 2017, in jail in Savannah, Georgia. He was arrested on charges of obstruction, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication. LeBeouf and his beard were taken into custody early Saturday morning and released on $7,000 bond. According to authorities, LeBeouf approached a person asking for a cigarette while a nearby police […]
Arash Hashemi
July 6, 2017
Hotel heir Conrad Hilton, Paris Hilton’s younger brother, plead not guilty to auto theft on Thursday, June 29th, 2017. The youngest Hilton was also charged with violating a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend when he attempted to take her father’s 2007 Bentley Continental. The 23-year-old was charged in early May with one felony count of […]
Arash Hashemi
June 20, 2017
In May of 1999, Richard Jones was celebrating his girlfriend’s birthday at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Meanwhile, another man who shared the same first name, Richard Amos, had stolen a woman’s phone outside of a Walmart in a nearby city. As it turns out, not only did the two share the same first […]
Arash Hashemi
June 9, 2017
On Monday, June 5, 2017, actor and comedian Bill Cosby began trial for allegations of sexual assault. Andrea Constand, who pressed charges more than a year ago, is accusing Cosby of drugging and assaulting her while in his home in 2004. The trial is taking place in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Several other women have accused Cosby of […]
Arash Hashemi
May 23, 2017
At 1:08 AM the morning of May 15, 2017, California Highway Patrol Officers chased a motorcyclist speeding in excess of 100 mph on the 210 Freeway. The chase began near Allen Avenue in Pasadena. Officer Elizabeth Kravig recounts that the pursuit continued westbound through La Canada-Flintridge, Montrose, Glendale, and Lakeview Terrace. The motorcyclist finally exited […]
Arash Hashemi
May 18, 2017
Rapper A$AP Rocky (Rakim Mayers) was robbed the night of Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at approximately 11:30 PM. The robbery took place at the celebrity’s Beverly Grove home. Authorities reported that at least $1.5 million in jewelry was stolen and at least one of the robbers was armed. Though Mayers was not home at the time, […]
Arash Hashemi
May 15, 2017
Georgia Firefighter, Ron Herens, was killed on May 1, 2017, and his two companions were hurt while on vacation in Los Angeles. Suspect Benjamin Seider was driving while under the influence of alcohol when he ran a red light at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Venice, crashing into Herens’ vehicle. The […]
Arash Hashemi
November 21, 2016
Crystal D. Hotlosz, 36, was accused of prostitution and arrested for advertising her services on Backpage.com. According to a Beaver Township Police Department report Crystal told an undercover police officer she would provide a sex act for $60 and nachos. Beaver Township police said the suspect met the officer in a Los Gallos Mexican Restaurant parking lot […]
Arash Hashemi
September 17, 2016
On September 12, 2016, Ohio lawyer Michael W. Fine pleaded guilty to hypnotizing six women with the intent of getting sexual gratification from them. He has agreed to permanent disbarment last year from the Ohio State Bar. Per the plea deal Fine will be sentenced to 12 years in State Prison. One of Fine’s legal clients became suspicious of […]
Arash Hashemi
October 21, 2015
On October 13, 2015, former NBA player Lamar Odom, was rushed to a medical facility after being found unresponsive at a brothel in Nevada. It was reported that Odom had taken as many as 10 sexual-performance supplement pills and cocaine. At a press conference, Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said two employees of the ranch confirmed Lamar […]
Arash Hashemi
August 5, 2015
Reality TV star Loredana Nesci was found dead in her Redondo Beach, California home on July 22, 2015. She was known as the cop turned lawyer on SundanceTV’s Loredana, Esq. It is alleged that the 47 year old star had an argument with her boyfriend Robert Reagan the night before. At 7:20am on the 22nd the police received an anonymous […]
Arash Hashemi
July 21, 2015
Bill Cosby, a captivating and hilarious TV icon, has been one of the most distinguished and well known television icons in recent history. In 2002, President George W. Bush presented Bill Cosby with the Presidential Medial of Freedom for his depiction of African Americans on national television and his renowned dedication to education. However, things […]
Arash Hashemi
June 22, 2015
The man arrested for the arson of the unfinished Da Vinci apartments in Los Angeles was denied a reduction in bail. Judge Upinder Kalra ruled in favor of the prosecution, who argued against the reduction on June 11, 2015. The suspect, Dawud Abdulwali, is said to have traveled out of the country a number of times and […]
Arash Hashemi
June 17, 2015
Ryan Jawad, has been accused of the murder of his friend Gage Seal in Temecula. The police found the victim and the accused at a motel after the shooting. Jawad has had problems with the law in the past and will be tried as an adult. He is also a suspect in a number of burglaries in his […]
Arash Hashemi
June 15, 2015
Stuart Lynn Dunn, who was placed in a mental health facility after being convicted of stalking actress Mila Kunis, was recaptured four days after escaping from the facility. Dunn was found by members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff‘s department Major Crimes division, who had advised Ms. Kunis about the escape. Dunn escaped from the Pomona facility while […]
Arash Hashemi
June 9, 2015
According to the L.A. Times, a former Los Angeles police officer who had fled the United States was found in Mexico and transported back to face murder charges. Henry Solis had relatives in Mexico where he had been staying. Solis was fired by the LAPD when he was named a person of interest in the shooting death of […]
Arash Hashemi
June 6, 2015
The L.A. Times reported that a San Bernardino man, who had been beaten by Sheriff’s Deputies after a horse pursuit, has been charged with multiple crimes. Mr. Francis Pusock had received $650,000 from the county of San Bernardino a week after the beating, which was caught on film by a news helicopter. The dollar amount was […]
Arash Hashemi
June 1, 2015
On May 20th a woman was detained on the steps of a Federal Building after telling authorities she had a bomb and triggering device. The LAPD dispatched the bomb squad and the SAWT team and a standoff ensued. A robot was dispatched to the scene and was used to deliver a phone to her but she was seen pointing […]
Arash Hashemi
May 29, 2015
Ray McDonald, who was released in December of 2014 by the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested again for violating a restraining order. The former NFL Defensive player signed a free agent contract in March with the Chicago Bears. He was arrested in May for domestic violence and child endangerment. This led to McDonald’s release by the Bears who had been hopeful […]
Arash Hashemi
May 21, 2015
On May 9, 2015, CBS Los Angeles reported of a fatal accident involving a white Mercedes sedan and an Audi SUV in Beverly Hills. The two vehicles collided at Olympic Boulevard and Swall Drive around midnight and a passenger in the Mercedes was killed. No other serious injuries were reported but the other passengers did […]
Arash Hashemi
May 11, 2015
Los Angeles County Sheriffs have arrested a woman, found at the home of Chris Brown, on suspicion of breaking and entering. Chris Brown posted a picture of her on his Instagram account with the caption: “I get home, and find this crazy individual in my house…Then had all these crazy voodoo things around my crib…I pray she will get help.” The […]
Arash Hashemi
May 7, 2015
Two brothers have been sentenced in the Reseda murder of a third youth in 2013. The brothers had challenged the 18 year old victim Kevin Orlellana when he was playing handball as a possible member of a rival gang. The altercation that followed ended with Orellana being stabbed and the two brothers fleeing in a […]
Arash Hashemi
May 5, 2015
A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Santa Rosa, California is still at large. The police have provided a sketch of the suspect in an attack that was similar to two others in the area in the last year. A woman who was walking on a path near Round Barn Boulevard was grabbed […]
Arash Hashemi
April 28, 2015
The trial of David Acuna, who is charged with the murder of a resident of Natomas, California, will begin April 29, 2015, in Sacramento. This murder took place in 2013 and the accused also faces arson charges as part of the indictment. The prosecutors are charged with proving Mr. Acuna stabbed Mr. Patrick Kendrick a […]
Arash Hashemi
April 22, 2015
On April 15, 2015, Federal Agents arrested two men who work at the La Mesa Armory on suspicion of selling weapons and ammunition according to a story in Los Angeles Times. The men charged were said to have sold the weapons to an agent posing as a member of a Mexican drug cartel. Jaime Casillas […]
