san diego criminal defense attorney

Most of the drug attention in San Diego is focused on illegal marijuana coming in through Tijuana and other border towns. Many people are very surprised to learn that there has been a dramatic increase in arrests for drug smuggling in San Diego County.

Southern California is known as the hub of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. There are many FDA and non FDA drug trials offered by start-up companies. Some of these drug trials are name brand drugs, while others are newly designed cutting edge formulas. No matter if the drugs are cutting edge or time tested, one thing remains the same: the DEA will still monitor the movement of these drugs and prosecute individuals who abuse them.

Many of the narcotics, depressants and stimulants manufactured for legitimate medical use are subject to abuse and have therefore been brought under legal control. Under federal law, all businesses which manufacture or distribute controlled drugs, all health professionals entitled to dispense, administer or prescribe them, and all pharmacies entitled to fill prescriptions must register with the DEA. Registrants must comply with a series of regulatory requirements relating to drug security, records accountability, and adherence to standards.

If you or a loved one has been charged with illegal distribution or sale of prescription drugs in San Diego or the surrounding counties, call the experienced San Diego federal drug attorneys at Wallin & Klarich immediately. Our attorneys have over 30 years of experience in defending those facing jail sentences for alleged drug violations and have the skills to aggressively fight for your rights. The attorneys at Wallin & Klarich can be reached by phone at 1-877-230-1529 or through our website at www.wklaw.com. We will be there when you call.

San Diego Channel 6 recently reported a story about 11 people who were charged with more than 83 counts of insurance fraud. The group was allegedly working together, setting up car accidents to illegally collect money from various insurance companies. At this point, it is believed that they have collected around $200,000 from 11 different accidents. The man believed to be the orchestrator of the fake accidents, Jay Stoney of Chula Vista, was said to be facing 28 charges and up to 11 years in prison if found guilty.

Insurance fraud, like other types of fraud cases, involves a person who illegally obtains funds or other benefits not entitled to them. Insurance fraud can involve defrauding the following types of insurance companies: automobile, life, medical, worker’s compensation, property, fire, and/or healthcare.

At Wallin and Klarich, our San Diego criminal defense attorneys can assist you in your fraud case. Our experienced criminal defense attorneys will learn the facts of your case and aggressively defend you. The District Attorney must prove you had the “specific intent” to defraud in order to convict you. If we can develop a defense that can show you did not have the intent to defraud, then we can prevail in your case. We will help you understand the system and guide you through this difficult time. Contact us now so we can begin to help you. The attorneys at Wallin & Klarich can be reached by phone at 1-877-230-1529 or through our website at www.wklaw.com. We will be there when you call.

In San Diego, law enforcement detectives will frequently make contact with a criminal suspect before San Diego prosecutors actually file criminal charges against the suspect. The purpose of the contact is the detective wants to interview the suspect to gain more evidence against him.

Many people in San Diego who are being investigated for a crime by a San Diego police detective call us to help them. There are 5 reasons why you should hire our San Diego criminal defense lawyers to represent you even before criminal charges are filed against you. We have been successful in achieving all of these 5 goals for previous San Diego clients.

1. We can often speak with the law enforcement detective assigned to your case to provide him with a “legal side of your story”. In some instances we have been able to convince detectives to drop investigations of child molest, residential burglary, vandalism, DUI, and many other crimes. This resulted in our clients never being arrested.
2. If the law enforcement officer does forward the case on to the prosecutors so that they can file charges, we can often speak with the prosecutors and attempt to convince them not to file criminal charges against you. We have been successful in achieving this goal for clients who were accused of rape, hit and run, vandalism, domestic violence crimes, DUI, and many other crimes.
3. We can speak with law enforcement and often have been able to convince them to proceed with the charges as a misdemeanor instead of a felony. We have been successful with this strategy for commercial burglary, grand theft, domestic violence, and many other crimes. This has been extremely beneficial for many of our clients.
4. We can speak with the law enforcement officers and attempt to convince them not to arrest our clients at their home or work. We have been successful achieving this goal with crimes such as child molest and check fraud. Of course this has saved our clients the massive embarrassment of being arrested in front of their neighbors or co-workers.
5. We can often speak with law enforcement officers and prosecutors to convince them to file charges in the courthouse which then means that our clients are not arrested and they do not have to pay thousands of dollars in bail bonds fees. Nobody wants to go through the trauma and expense of being arrested and having to pay thousands of dollars to be released. Our law firm’s ability to work with law enforcement to attempt to have you “surrendered” at the courthouse has very often resulted in our clients not being arrested or having to post bond fees.

We hope this bit of advice has been helpful. If you or a loved one has been accused of committing a crime in San Diego County, contact us as soon as possible via phone at 1-877-230-1529 or fill out our consultation form online at www.wklaw-sandiego.com for a free evaluation of your San Diego County case. We’ll help you figure out the next step, an answer any questions you might have.

San Diego News 10 recently reported that a 17 year old boy is currently in juvenile hall following the death of Hector Nava. The teenager was accused of murdering Nava with a gun in Oceanside, California. Nava is the brother-in-law of the suspect (whose name has not been released because he is a minor.) As of now, there is currently no known motive for the shooting. The investigation is still in process.

Murder charges are extremely serious. It is vital that you have an experienced San Diego criminal defense attorney if you or a loved one is currently suspected of murder or other violent crimes. There are multiple levels of murder charges including first degree murder (premeditated), second degree murder, and manslaughter. Within the charge of manslaughter there are three other levels of charges: voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and vehicular manslaughter. Each of these crimes is punishable with prison time ranging from 2 years to a mandatory 25 years to life in prison. Each of these crimes require a knowledgeable and skilled, serious felony criminal defense attorney to ensure that your rights and defense are handled with the utmost importance.

Wallin and Klarich has been successfully representing persons accused of homicide charges for over 30 years. We urge you to contact us if you or a loved one is facing a serious criminal charge. You can reach us via phone at 1-877-230-1529 or fill out our consultation form online at www.wklaw-sandiego.com for a free evaluation of your San Diego County case. We’ll help you figure out the next step, an answer any questions you might have.

Now that you know what you’re not looking for in a lawyer from Part I of this blog, the next question is what are you looking for? The type of San Diego criminal defense attorney you are looking for is just like the lawyer that supervises and manages our San Diego office. He went to law school in San Diego. He studied law with prosecutors in the San Diego City Attorney’s office and San Diego District Attorney’s office who handle criminal cases. He went to class with them every day. He teamed up with them in mock trial competitions while in law school.

His family members have strong connections with local judges. It is not uncommon for judges and commissioners to ask him about how his family is doing and wish them well. He has had judges stop the entire courtroom procedures just to stop to talk to our San Diego lawyer about his family and how things are going.
Now, while retaining this type of lawyer will not guarantee you a particular result in your case, doesn’t it make logical sense that you would want a lawyer like that on your side if you are facing a criminal charge in San Diego County?

We hope this bit of advice has been helpful. If you or a loved one has been accused of committing a crime in San Diego County, contact us as soon as possible via phone at 1-877-230-1529 or fill out our consultation form for a free evaluation of your San Diego County case. We’ll help you figure out the next step, an answer any questions you might have.

In California, many criminal defendants in San Diego bail out of jail with the help of a bail bondsman. However, you may also get out of jail by posting cash bail. When you post cash bail, this means you are posting the entire amount of the bail and giving it to the court for safe keeping. Most commonly in San Diego, you will receive your cash bail sent back to you once your court case has been resolved. However, if the San Diego District Attorneys do not end up filing charges against you after you’ve bailed out, the court will send your money back to you then too. The process of getting your money back from the court will typically take about one month or longer.

If you have posted cash bail and then you go to court at your arraignment, you can also ask the San Diego judge to modify, or lower your cash bail. If the judge does not do this at the arraignment, you can ask to come back to court for what’s called a “bail review hearing.” At the “bail review hearing,” you can again ask the judge to lower your cash bail. If the judge does this, you can expect to receive a check in the mail from the San Diego court refunding you part of your cash bail. This can be extremely helpful for your case. For example, in a recent case in San Diego where our client posted cash bail, we were able to convince the judge to lower the bail by over 50%, which meant the client had much more money to put toward the defense of the San Diego criminal case.

If you or a loved one is considering posting cash bail in a San Diego criminal case, make sure you first speak to a San Diego criminal defense attorney knowledgeable about cash bail so that all of your questions can be answered. Contact Wallin & Klarich today via phone at 1-877-230-1529 or fill out our consultation form for a free evaluation of your San Diego County criminal case.