News & Articles
Stash House Stings – The Latest Word from the Ninth Circuit
by Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Trickery is not Entrapment ATF agents in Phoenix paid a confidential informant to find potential armed robbers, and offered them the opportunity rob a stash house. The plan involved overcoming armed guards to steal a large amount of cocaine....
Lords of War – Global Arms Dealers
by Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The Global Arms Market Dealing in Firearms is not inherently illegal. In 2011, the United States exported 46 billion dollars in weapons, and Russia and other Eastern Block countries exported many billions more. Under United States law,...
Dana Grimes Receives Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR Grimes and Warwick are proud to announce that Dana Grimes receives the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Criminal Defense Bar Association of San Diego, for 2017. This is the third major award that Dana has been presented by prominent...
Vehicular Manslaughter & Serious DUI Injury Cases
By Robert L. Grimes, Esq. Defending Vehicular Manslaughter Cases In any traffic accident resulting in injuries or fatalities, the officers will take a breath or blood test of the driver whom they believe to be at fault. If the suspect is taken to a hospital, the...
Second Degree Murder: From Dog Bites to DUIs
By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Most people think of murder as an intentional act, and that anyone guilty of it must be a cold, calculating killer. In a murder trial in California, the jury is instructed that murder is the killing of another person with malice...
Prescription Drugs: Criminal Side Effects
By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. What do Rush Limbaugh and Cindy McCain have in common besides too much money and philosophical differences with our President? A history of addiction to prescription medication. Our office often represents professionals, including doctors and...
Bird Rock Bandits Murder Case
By Bob Grimes and Dana Grimes Criminal Defense Lawyers At about 1:00 a.m. on May 24, 2007, Seth Cravens struck Emery Kauanui, Jr. in the face with his left fist. Kauanui fell backwards and his head hit the sidewalk. He suffered a fractured skull and subdural...
Maryland v King: Will This Holding on DNA Samples Have the “Vast and Scary” Consequences Predicted by Justice Scalia?
By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The late Justice Anton Scalia was in the minority of the momentous 5-4 opinion of Maryland v. King, (his scathing dissent was joined by justices Ginsberg, Sotomayor, and Kagan). He was correct pointing out the disingenuous reasoning in Justice...
Forensics: The Intersection of Science And The Law
By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. DNA Evidence In the past few years, advancements in PCR-based DNA testing and forensics have caused monumental leaps in the probative value of DNA evidence and the use of DNA testing in criminal investigations. DNA evidence is strong and it is...
The Accidental Extortionist – When Negotiation becomes Extortion
By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. During litigation, some clients cross the line that separates negotiation from extortion. When lawyers let their clients cross this line, it can result in prosecution. California Penal Code § 518 provides, "Extortion is the obtaining of...