Category: Cocaine Possession
Under California’s new Proposition 47 law, offenses that once were major felonies have been downgraded to misdemeanors. Offenders who once would have gone to jail for drug possession and theft, are now facing mere warnings and possible fines. Proposition 47 Proposition 47 was signed into law on November 5, 2014. It has resulted in major changes to the California criminal justice system, some of which have been quite unexpected. The original concept behind the law was to reduce the amount of time nonviolent offenders spent behind bars, and steer penalties for minor offenses towards rehabilitation rather than punishment. This would… Read More
Drunk driving lawyers in Los Angeles are rallying behind the 2014 announcement of a new app that is designed to decrease DUIs. In December 2014, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson unveiled that a new app will hopefully help to reduce the number of DUI incidents in California. The free app is designed to help prevent DUI-related crashes, deaths, and injuries. Following the December announcement, Senator Jackson spoke with California Highway Patrol officers in Ventura. She said that, “we need to be attentive, we need to be sober, we need to make sure we have a designated driver who is going to… Read More
Let’s explore the Transnational Drug Trafficking Act (S. 706), which was passed by the Senate on Dec. 15, 2014, but has yet to be approved by Congress. Its goal is to reduce the supply of drugs coming across U.S. borders from foreign countries. Co-authored by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the act aims to curb and to reduce the supply of drugs in the U.S. The two senators are co-chairs on the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Specifically, the law will allow the Department of Justice authority for prosecuting foreign drug traffickers. That means penalties can… Read More
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has announced a new crackdown on the Skid Row drug trade, identifying 80 suspected dealers whom he hopes to exile from the poverty-stricken, Los Angeles neighborhood. The City Attorney’s office filed an injunction naming 80 individuals, all with drug-related convictions, who law enforcement officials believe are involved with selling drugs — mostly crack cocaine, but also marijuana, heroin and meth. Many of those named are also believed to be gang members, according to an LA Timesreport. The proposed injunction has been met with protests from homeless advocates and civil rights activists who argue that this latest… Read More
