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California State Supreme Court Rules on Getaway Drivers

July 13, 2015

Until quite recently, the driver of a getaway car involved in an armed robbery with fatalities could not only be tried and convicted of murder, but could also have been put to death by the state. Now, in a unanimous decision, the California state Supreme Court has determined that getaway...

Gas Station Nozzle Switch Theft on The Rise (CA Penal Code 484 & 495.5)

Rabin Nabizadeh

May 5, 2015

If you’ve noticed something strange happening at gas stations in the Bay area lately, you might not be alone. Here’s what happens: someone comes up to the gas station pump and brings one of the nozzles over to the other side of the gas tank. Why, you might ask? So...

3 Women Arrested on Charges of Prostitution at Illegal Massage Parlor (CA Penal Code 647(b))

Rabin Nabizadeh

Prostitution, Sex Crimes

September 26, 2014

Since its inception as a healing profession, massage therapy has been lauded by many as a means of reducing stress, relieving muscle aches and pains, and a part of simply increasing one’s general well-being. However, Sacramento law enforcement officials and lawmakers feel that there is a need, now more than...

Sex Workers Suffer After MyRedBook Website Shut Down by FBI (CA Penal Code 647(b))

Rabin Nabizadeh

Prostitution, Sex Crimes

July 14, 2014

Prostitution is still considered a crime in most of the nation, but not everyone agrees with this estimation. Not long ago, the website MyRedBook.com (run by a now jailed husband and wife team) was shut down by federal law enforcement officials. SFGate reporter Vivian Ho’s recent article on the subject...

Myredbook.com Owners Indicted for Using Website to Promote Prostitution and Money Laundering (18 United States Code 1952)

Rabin Nabizadeh

Prostitution, Sex Crimes

July 4, 2014

40-year-old wife and 53-year-old husband (name withheld in order to protect the privacy of the accused) have been accused of having been behind 2 different websites (myredbook.com and sfredbook.com) serving the Bay Area, Sacramento, and other parts of the West Coast that promotes prostitution. Both claim that their sites do not...

Richmond High School Gang Rape Draws Attention (CA Penal Code §261)

Rabin Nabizadeh

Rape Attorney, Sex Crimes, Three Strikes

June 3, 2013

It sounds like the beginning of a 1970s horror flick based on a Stephen King novel. A 16-year-old girl leaves the safety of the crowd at an innocent Homecoming dance and ends up incoherently drunk and crumpled under a picnic table, dress askew and a trail of grisly pieces of...

24-Year Old Madera County Murder Case Remains Unresolved (Ca Penal Code §187)

Rabin Nabizadeh

Sex Crime Registration, Sex Crimes, Voluntary Manslaughter

May 27, 2013

In 1989, then 20-year-old Michael Pizarro became famous – for all the wrong reasons. He was accused, and then convicted, of sexually assaulting and then murdering (CA Penal Code §187) his 13-year-old half-sister, Amber Barfield. 24 years later, no one can be sure whether or not Pizarro did it. On...

Valley Springs: 12-year-old Arrest in Leila Fowler Murder (CA Penal Code §187(a))

Rabin Nabizadeh

Three Strikes, Voluntary Manslaughter

May 14, 2013

When Leila Fowler (8) was found stabbed to death in the kitchen of her family’s ranch style home, it was her brother (12) who seemed most upset. Now, the young boy has been arrested in connection with the case pursuant to CA Penal Code §187(a), even though there seems to...

Vacaville High School Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts with a Minor (CA Penal Code §288)

Rabin Nabizadeh

Lewd Conduct, Sex Crime Registration, Sex Crimes

May 10, 2013

After several interviews and checking the text messages on the phone of a young girl, a warrant was put out for the arrest of Rodney Orosco, 47, an English teacher at Vacaville High. Orosco turned himself in to authorities upon learning of the warrant, but it remains to be seen...

West Oakland Acorn Housing Project Subject of Joint Federal and Local Drug Busts

Rabin Nabizadeh

Drugs

May 3, 2013

In a tiny part of West Oakland, near the Acorn housing project, drug-related violence has been increasing – according to local law enforcement officials. So, during the month of April 2013, Oakland police have put members of the Acorn gang in their sights. Within two weeks, more than 300 local...

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