by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 12, 2014 | Community
Just wanted to post briefly about this important movie promoted by NAMI nationwide. It’s about people struggling with bipolar disorder. People who might be your neighbor, your friend, your coworker or your family member. Approximately 1 in 4...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 10, 2014 | Other Legal Issues
So, I recently learned that National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is presenting “Of Two Minds”, a film about bipolar disorder. This got me thinking about the mental health resources, or lack thereof, in the criminal justice system. The fact is, our...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 6, 2014 | Criminal Defense
A recent decision rendered by the California Supreme Court in People v. Tom is indicative of profound separation between the lives of those Justices and those of us in the real world. In my practice, I frequently encounter clients complaining that their Miranda rights...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 4, 2014 | Criminal Defense
An arrest can be among the most traumatic and confusing experiences in one’s life. Not only for the person being accused of a crime, but also for the arrestee’s worried family members. As far as the police are concerned, they have no interest in keeping...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Sep 30, 2014 | Law Practice
Justice has always been an important concept for me. From an early age, I recognized that obtaining justice is rarely black and white. I recognized that witnesses testimony is vulnerable to a number of influences, such as motive, perspective, upbringing, and...
