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So, I was found with methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, or heroin in my car at the San Diego-Tijuana  or Mexicali, Mexico Border.  I confessed to authorities.  So what now?
Lets assume that you or your loved one decides to plead guilty Why spend the money to hire an expensive criminal defense attorney?

I am often asked, what is a Jewell plea. ? And in the case of a client, I am also asked is a Jewell plea better than a regular plea in a narcotics case.
Many of these cases come up when person crosses from...

Good news is few far between when it comes to penalties for federal drug offenses.  Federal drug penalties for the importation of narcotics such as fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine are daunting:  often more than five years.   The United States Sentencing Commission has finally given some relief for a...

Yes, it really does happen. Doesn't it make sense that the drugs cartels would prefer that they do not have to pay the person for transporting drugs across the border? Every day in Tijuana and San Diego people cross the border, and many of these people...

If you or someone you know is facing federal drug charges, hiring an experienced and skilled criminal defense attorney is crucial. With so much at stake, it's important to choose an attorney who understands the complexities of federal drug laws and has a proven track record of success in defending clients against...

AI arrived before many of us even knew what these initials stand for. We see frightening statistics every day about the number of jobs that are going to be eliminated by this new technology.   The last time I was in Las Vegas, Nevada a robot in a bar...

After thirty-five years of solo criminal practice, I have decided to join forces with another law firm. Effective immediately, I am Senior Criminal Litigation Counsel at the Law Offices of Anna R.  Yum in San Diego. Anna and I share the same vision in our practice of law:  the...

Cada día miles de personas cruzan la frontera de México a Estados Unidos. El cruce fronterizo de Tijuana/San Ysidro, California, es el más transitado del mundo, seguido del cruce de Mexicali, México, El Centro, Calfiornia.  Muchos de los conductores que entran en Estados Unidos llevan narcóticos en sus vehículos....

Every day thousands of people cross the border from Mexico into the United States. The border crossing at Tijuana/San Ysidro, California is the busiest in the world, followed by the Mexicali, Mexico, El Centro, California crossing.   Many of the drivers coming into the United States are carrying narcotics in...

Los casos federales de drogas conllevan severas penas mínimas obligatorias. Lo que una sentencia obligatoria significa es que un juez debe condenar a un delincuente al menos a la sentencia mínima.  La sentencia mínima más común es de diez años de prisión y se prescribe para muchos delitos federales de contrabando de...

Federal drug cases carry severe mandatory minimum penalties. What a mandatory sentence means is that a judge must sentence an offender to at least the minimum sentence.  The most common minimum sentence is ten-years imprisonment and it is prescribed for many federal drug smuggling offenses.  The most common federal crimes in San...

La semana pasada, mi amiga, y abogada de defensa criminal, Diane Regan, falleció repentinamente.  Su oficina estaba en El Centro, California.  A menudo colaborábamos en casos juntos. Diane era tanto un buen ser humano como una abogada defensora.  Muchos de sus clientes me han llamado con historias sobre actos...