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In an appeal from the trial court’s order summarily revoking Defendant’s probation on the basis of a petition charging a violation that the prosecution later failed to prove, the order is affirmed where, once the expiration of a probation period is tolled, then as long as a probationer is found to have committed some probation violation during the probation period, as charged in a petition filed during the probation period, the trial court retains jurisdiction to revoke probation after the expiration of the probation term, even if the tolling was based on a violation the prosecution did not ultimately prove....

Conviction of defendant for making criminal threats and giving false information to a police officer, arising from an altercation with another motorist at a gas station, is affirmed as substantial evidence supports conviction for making criminal threats where the jury reasonably could have found that the defendant’s action created a sustained fear, a state of mind that was certainly more than momentary, fleeting, or transitory. Read People v. Fierro, No. B209030 [HTML]...

It’s fair to say that Anthony Carrazco probably isn’t the best salesman. The 19-year-old was arrested after allegedly trying to sell marijuana door-to-door. His poor sales strategy led him to knock on one to many doors – one that belonged to an off-duty police officer. Carrazco had tried to sell the officer three ounces of marijuana. The cop told the teenager he would be right back and he returned with his badge and handcuffs....

These days they’re teaching kids all kinds of things at school. Thanks to the invention of “drunk goggles,” kids can now be taught what it feels like to be drunk and have impaired vision. Unfortunately for one Salt Lake City teen, one teacher’s overzealous use of drunk goggles resulted in a fractured ankle, two surgeries, and one of her legs being permanently shorter than the other. In addition to those injuries, the teen, who used to run track competitively, now endures pain and swelling after engaging in physical activity....

The NFL on Wednesday hit the New Orleans Saints and head coach Sean Payton with severe penalties in the wake of a bounty scandal. Speculation continues about possible legal action. The Saints bounty program involved the “targeting of players for injury and cash rewards over a three-year period, the involvement of the coaching staff, and three years of denials,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in announcing the harshest penalties in league history....

Snickers are known for being full of peanuts and nougat, but Rogelio Mauricio Harris of Long Beach, California thought the recipe could use a kick, so he filled his snickers bars with meth. Harris was on his way to Japan when customs agents searched his bag during a routine baggage inspection. The agents first noticed that Harris had a large box of Snickers in his bag. But upon closer inspection those bars were reportedly lacking the signature combination of nougat, caramel, and peanuts....

A soldier previously deployed in Afghanistan was surprised to learn that his Florida home had been invaded by squatters who have no intention of leaving. While currently stationed in Hawaii, soldier Michael Sharkey asked a friend to check up on his house in New Port Richey, north of Tampa, only to find out that “strangers broke in, changed the locks, moved in and they refuse to leave,” reports Tampa Bay’s WFLA-TV....

It’s a good time for sunscreen in California, though you wouldn’t know it up here in San Francisco, where the June Gloom has given way to a relatively gray Fogust. But, sunless as we may be, sunscreen companies have reason to celebrate, having recently defeated a long running consumer protection lawsuit. Two plaintiffs who alleged that Neutrogena’s sunscreens were misleadingly labeled and marketed have had their suits tossed by a California appellate court, the National Law Review reports....

One would never guess that the self-proclaimed inventor of e-mail would be so litigious. However, the now middle aged man wants his credit, and although TechDirt has provided critical coverage over his saga and claims, the website is now the focus of his litigious ire. While this story has all the usual signs of silly, non-sense lawsuits, this is one book that shouldn’t be judged based upon the cover. The lawyer representing the claimed inventor of email also represented Hulk Hogan against Gawker, and like Gawker, TechDirt is worried that the litigation will result in the news organization’s demise....

A Super Bowl ticket scam cost a San Francisco 49ers fan almost $6,000. Quoth the Ravens fan apparently behind the scam: “LOL.” You never know when it may be the last time your team makes it to the big game. As a result, some diehard fans of the 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens are willing to fork over thousands of dollars for Super Bowl tickets, and are turning to websites like Craigslist to buy them....

A recent report from American Lawyer and ALM explains the age-old conundrum of senior associates: Do you have to accept that offer of partnership? When looking at the financial aspect of partnership, often senior associates find that accepting partnership actually will put less money in their pockets. This is usually due to the fact that partners are not normal W-2’ed employees, they’re part-owners, and thus have to pay their own benefits in full, as well as their own employment taxes, insurance, and then there’s the capital contributions partners are expected to make....

In plaintiff’s suit against a community association involving his desired use of certain recreational trails within portions of common areas, summary judgment in favor of the association is affirmed as the trails are not a public accommodation within the definition of the ADA, California Disabled Persons Act, Unruh Act, Government Code section 4450 and Health and Safety Code section 1995, and a private property owner does not convert a private recreational property into a public accommodation by failing to actively deny the public access to the recreational property....

An NFL player is found face down in a ditch, drunk and passed out. Police arrest him for public intoxication and take him to jail to sleep it off. You might expect the story that follows to be a cynical tale of an athlete who threw away his career over alcohol. Instead, it’s a sad story, but one that actually comes away with an encouraging message. The player is Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle John Gill....

Prepping clients for their day in court often involves keeping them calm and focused on the big picture. Occasionally, you’ll need to instruct clients on a few more basic matters as well: where to sit, how to address the judge, what to wear, and so forth. But here’s some advice we you might want to add: leave your loaded guns at home. A Sacramento man could have benefited from that counsel earlier this week....

California lawyers, it’s that time of year again: time to settle your account with the bar. Annual membership fees are due by March 1st. The deadline for reporting MCLE compliance is also fast approaching, if you’re an attorney with a last name beginning with letters N-Z. Don’t expect the bar to send you a bill in the mail, however. For the first time, the California Bar Association is requiring members to pay through the state bar’s website....

A Georgia man will serve 30 days in jail for starting his trash collection route too early. Apparently, Kevin McGill violated an ordinance in Sandy Springs, Georgia, limiting garbage pickup to the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. McGill works for Waste Management Inc., and began collecting trash just after 5 in the morning last month. Strict Sanitation Statute McGill appears to have violated city ordinance Section 46-22(c)(1), which states:...

IPCom GmbH & Co., a patent license manager, will get another chance to defend one of its patents against HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of Android phones, thanks to a recent ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Holding that a lower court judge was wrong to invalidate IPCom’s patent concerning mobile-device base stations, the Federal Circuit remanded the case back to the judge to consider additional arguments on the patent’s validity....

The legal twitterverse is an interesting place. Every day, you’ve got top lawyers, legal scholars, and even judges tweeting their thoughts and insights. And FindLaw is right there beside them. Over the past year, our FindLaw for Legal Professionals account sent out more than 2,000 tweets. They were smart, helpful, funny, and, since this is the internet, occasionally filled with gifs of cats. Here are our top six of the past year....

A new study says your law degree will roughly double your income, but not so much if you are a minority. According to economics and law researchers, white law graduates get a median annual boost in earnings of about $41,000. Asians get about $34,000; blacks, $33,00; and Hispanics, $28,000. The authors say the value of a law degree could be exaggerated, because of various factors, but the differences in races are consistent....

Ordinarily, we’d write this guy off as a kook. He feels auras, uses crystals, and performs exorcisms. He’ll wave his “energy hand” to cure you of your ills. People who talk like this are often put in prison, or given a straight jacket. Not Kenneth Klee, however. He’s called the “dean of the bankruptcy bar,” for good reason. He literally wrote the book on bankruptcy, serving as a contributing editor to Collier on Bankruptcy from 1979 until 1996, recently managed Jefferson County, Alabama’s bankruptcy, and he charges $1,000 per hour....