Multi-State Oxycodone Sales Leads to Indictments in Las Vegas

A federal grand jury handed down indictments for six defendants in Las Vegas accused of involvement with trafficking pain killers throughout the West. Confidential informants alerted federal drug agents to an operation with more than 40 people involved. The operation involved patients.

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Eyeing a Permanent Beach Alcohol Ban in San Diego

Eyeing a Permanent Beach Alcohol Ban in San Diego

I've got two reasons for being interested in the possibility that San Diego voters will make permanent a one-year beach alcohol ban in this year's election. The personal reason is that I'm originally from San Diego and still go down to the beach.

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Pew Center: 1 in 100 Americans Behind Bars

Pew Center: 1 in 100 Americans Behind Bars

A major report from the Pew Center is out today noting the sad statistic that 1 in 100 adults is now locked up in jail or prison in this country. The report is called One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 ..

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Criminal Neglect of Patients Defined by Nevada Defense Lawyer

Forensic Evidence Errors and Las Vegas Criminal Cases

When defendants are charged with crimes in Las Vegas, prosecutors have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants are guilty. In many criminal cases ranging from charges of impaired driving to charges of sexual assault or murder, forensic.

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If Winehouse Weren’t a White Woman

If Winehouse Weren’t a White Woman

Come with me now to an alternative reality. Imagine that a young African American man has had a breakout R&B song called "Rehab," in which he boasts about the fact that he refuses to go to rehab. They've tried to make him.

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