by Gabriel Quinnan | Mar 4, 2021 | Criminal Defense
Kidnapping vs Child Abduction: What’s The Difference? While sometimes used interchangeably to describe the same crime, kidnapping and child abduction are two separate crimes. While both crimes are felonies, there’s a huge difference in how a lawyer will defend...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Jan 21, 2021 | Criminal Defense
Bench Trial vs Jury Trial: What’s The Difference? Many people don’t realize that, if you’ve been charged with a crime and go to trial, you have a choice between a jury trial and what’s called a bench trial. While a trial by jury is commonly known and is what...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Nov 12, 2020 | Criminal Defense
3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Confess To A Crime On the face of it, “don’t confess to a crime” is so obvious it barely qualifies as advice. But if you suddenly find yourself facing criminal charges, the police will likely exert tremendous pressure on you to confess,...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 22, 2020 | Criminal Defense
Is Grand Theft Auto A Real Crime? These days, if you hear the term “grand theft auto”, there’s a very high chance the person using it is referring to the popular video games series. But is grand theft auto actually a real crime listed in the California penal code? As...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Oct 15, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Other Legal Issues
Can I Commit A Crime Accidentally? Committing a crime by accident may sound a bit nonsensical at first, but believe it or not, it actually happens more often than people think. Imagine, for example, you go grocery shopping and take your two year old son or daughter...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Sep 25, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Law Practice
The Best Attorney Money Can Buy? A lot of people ask me about finding “the best attorney money can buy.” It’s a common cliché and it sounds great in movies and on television. But speaking from many years of real-world experience, my advice to those looking for an...
