by Gabriel Quinnan | Apr 24, 2017 | Community
With the recent legalization of marijuana in California, would-be growers and producers are, for the first time, experiencing greater hurdles than in the heady days of the black market. As argued by proponents of legalization over the years, government regulation of...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Apr 13, 2017 | Criminal Defense
You’ve celebrated the recent passing of Proposition 64, which retroactively reduced your felony marijuana cultivation conviction to a simple misdemeanor. You petition the court for your reduction. Additionally, you ask for and are granted termination of...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Feb 2, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Recently, the requirement to have collective documents to assert a collective marijuana cultivation defense was eliminated. The ruling came on January 16, 2015, in People v. Orlosky, a criminal appeal filed in the Fourth District Court of Appeal.[i] The court stated...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Jan 29, 2015 | Criminal Defense
The recent tragic accident that occurred at 3rd and B Streets in downtown Santa Rosa raises the question: what is vehicular manslaughter? This offense is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being without malice, committed while driving a vehicle.[i] A driver...
by Gabriel Quinnan | Dec 30, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law enforcement officer can stop a vehicle based on a reasonable mistake of law. fn1. This ruling both defines and restricts your Fourth Amendment rights. A law enforcement officer can stop you on the street or while you...