Judge Dismisses Charges in San Bernardino Corruption Case
In the largest corruption case in San Bernardino’s history, Grech & Firetag successfully demurred to several counts and allegations in a major blow to the Prosecution’s case. The Court agreed with the defense that several allegations were without merit and ordered those charges dismissed. A full account of today hearing can be found here.
US Supreme Court redefines testimonial evidence under the Sixth Amendment
The Supreme Court recently published a confusing case that may affect how courts view the Confrontation Clause. Following the seminal cases of Crawford v. Washington and Davis v. Washington, the United States Supreme Court held that with few exceptions, a prior testimonial statement could only be admissible if the witness was unavailable and a defendant had a prior opportunity […]
New Legislation May Bring New Court of Appeal
A new bill in the California Legislature is making its way through various political channels that would create a new District Court of Appeal. If this bill passed, it would replace the current 4th District, Division Two Court of Appeal with the 7th District Court of Appeal. Currently, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, serves […]
Serial Murderer Gets Two More Life Sentences
After pleading guilty to the murder of Anthony Martinez, a judge today sentenced serial murderer Joseph Edward Duncan III to his tenth life sentence.Duncan has already been sentenced to die to three sentences stemming from murders committed in the state of Idaho by a federal court. Typically, the federal death system is quicker than California, […]
Pacheco Must Go
This was the article that I wrote condemning the Pacheco administration and why a change was needed. This was one of my proudest moments as a criminal defense attorney. By PAUL GRECH JR. and STEVEN L. HARMON We can no longer endorse Rod Pacheco for district attorney. During three and a half years as district […]