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By STEPHANIE FARR & REGINA MEDINA
Philadelphia Daily News
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090303_Co
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Philadelphia – When Miguel Davilla got into an argument with a tenant at his unlicensed boarding home in Fairmount Saturday, he didn’t put him out in the cold – he put him out cold – and then placed his dead body in the makeshift coffin he had built out of scrap wood in the home, according to police.

Davilla, 27, lived in the house on Croskey Street near Brown and was the landlord to five or six tenants, police said.

Among those tenants was Roben P. Woodson, 55, an aspiring actor who was late on his rent.

On Saturday, the back rent sparked an argument between Davilla and Woodson that ended with Davilla bludgeoning Woodson to death with a wooden baseball bat, Homicide Capt. James Clark said.

Only one of the tenants, who knew of bad blood between Davilla and Woodson, was suspicious enough to call police about the shabby coffin that appeared in the living room of the home the next day, Clark said.

When authorities arrived at the house shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Davilla opened the door. Police said they immediately spotted the 8-feet-by-2-feet coffin, which was thrown together out of scrap doors and plywood, with Woodson inside.

“It was a tailor-made box that fit the specifications of the individual he had killed,” Clark said. “[He] took the time to walk around the house and find several different wooden doors and plywood and put together a coffin.”

Police believe that Davilla built the coffin not only to conceal Woodson’s body but also to eventually transport it.

“He didn’t tell us where or what he was going to do with it,” Clark said.

Davilla was charged with murder and related offenses yesterday. Clark said that Davilla’s been “talking” but he’s “not really” remorseful.

According to police and online documents, the building is owned by Davilla’s father, Miguel Davilla Sr., who did not live at the house but sometimes stayed there. He is not a suspect in the case, Clark said.

Betty Casselli, 73, a neighbor, said that after Davilla’s father remarried and moved to Delaware she started seeing different people coming in and out of the house.

Last summer, Casselli said, she asked the father what was going on at the home and he responded, “Well, my son needs company ’cause he’s alone in the house.”

Sunday night, she saw police lead Davilla out in handcuffs with his head down.

“This is horrifying,” she said. “We’ve been here since 1963 and this is the first time there’s been a murder.”

The snow wasn’t shoveled on the steps of the boarding house yesterday and there were no signs indicating that the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections had shut down the place.

Several calls to the Mayor’s Press Office about the status of the house and the other residents who lived there were not returned yesterday.

A fire-red scooter and two bikes remained parked in front of the home. A group of men who worked at a nearby establishment said that Davilla was nicknamed “Scooter” because he always seemed to be riding his vehicle around the neighborhood.

He used to ride it around with his dad sometimes, said the men, who asked not to be identified.

“He’d sit on the back while his father drove,” one of the men said. “He’d be holding two ice cream cones. Both of them wearing helmets and baggy overalls. It was summer. Something strange about him.”

Neighbors said that Woodson had moved into the house within the last three or four months.

Nicole Ross, director of marketing and multicultural affairs with the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, said that Woodson was an aspiring actor with a noticeable stutter who’d always come into the office to get passes for events.

“He would come a couple times a week to see about the latest film events,” she said. “He came to all our events.”

Police said that neither of the men had a criminal history. *

America’s Criminal Defense Group, is saddened to learn about the death of Roben P. Woodson. However, it is the opinion of our Senior Criminal Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, that Miguel Davilla seems to be a mentally disturbed person, as evidenced by the events that transpired in his home. Davilla built a coffin out of plywood and wooden doors to the exact specifications of Robert P. Woodson, and did not show any remorse for the killings. Mr. Partipilo believes that Davilla should hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney who can order a psychological evaluation to measure his mental health, and in addition hire a private investigator to find out the relationship between Davilla and Woodson to see if Davilla has a history of unstable behavior patterns. These new pieces of evidence will play a vital role in the juror’s minds and create a better outcome for Davilla in this case.

Anyone accused of Murder, Manslaughter, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger 

By Richard Winton
March 11, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-coolio11-2009mar11,0,3086008.story

Rapper and actor Coolio was charged Tuesday with battery and possession of cocaine after a run-in at Los Angeles International Airport.

The entertainer, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey, 45, was arrested Friday at LAX after authorities searched his luggage and allegedly found rock cocaine. Coolio grabbed a screener’s arm to prevent the search, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.

He is charged with one felony count of possession of cocaine, one misdemeanor count of battery and one misdemeanor count of possession of a smoking device. He was released on bail after being taken to the Los Angeles Police Department’s jail in Van Nuys.

Coolio is scheduled to be arraigned April 3. If convicted, he faces up to three years in state prison.

America’s Criminal Defense Group, led by Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience believes that there would be witnesses who saw this alleged battery of the security officer. For these reasons, Mr. Partipilo believes that Coolio should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who can help show what substance was being carried, as well as showing that there was no witnesses in the report of battery against the LAX official.

Anyone charged with possession of drugs, or battery, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com, to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

By Jason Felch
March 7, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-kidshoot8-2009mar08,0,5163709.story

A 12-year-old Beaumont boy was shot dead by his friend Thursday morning in a home with several loaded weapons and no parents, officials said Saturday.

The suspect in the shooting, another 12-year-old boy, was arrested and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder. His parents, Patricia Willis, 33, and Christopher Willis, 48, were arrested on charges of negligent storage of firearms and child endangerment.

“We’re still trying to figure out if this was accidental or on purpose,” said Beaumont police spokeswoman Darci Carranza, who did not release the identity of either boy.

About 10:40 a.m. Thursday, the suspect called 911 and said that he had heard a gunshot and that his friend was injured, Carranza said. Police arrived at the house in the 100 block of Helen Avenue a short time later and found the friend lifeless with an apparent gunshot wound.

The two boys were alone in the home on a school day while both parents were at work, police determined. A search of the house revealed several unsecured firearms, loaded and unloaded.

Police are investigating the shooting.

Both parents were released Friday on $15,000 bail.

“You have two families whose lives have been destroyed,” Carranza said.

America’s Criminal Defense Group is saddened to learn about the tragic death of this 12 year old Beaumont boy. Our Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, believes that the parents or caretakers of the 12 year old boy in question should hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney who can arrange to have an interview with the boy as well as hire a private investigator to determine if the shooting was an accident. This information is crucial in court and can play a vital role in the sentencing of this 12 year old boy in suspect.

Anyone who has a child who is accused of murder, manslaughter, theft, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) as soon as possible at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com  to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

By Christopher Goffard
March 14, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-ferrari-death14-2009mar14,0,5486714.story

A Costa Mesa man was charged Friday in the death of a well-known mixed-martial-arts figure who died after his Ferrari spun into a light pole in Newport Beach, a violent crash that ripped his sports car in half and hurled his girlfriend onto an embankment.

Jeffrey David Kirby, 51, who has prior convictions for driving under the influence in 1985 and 2002, was charged with felony vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

Charles David Lewis Jr. — the owner of a multimillion-dollar apparel company and known in fighting circles as “Mask” — was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Lacy Lynn White, 23, was treated for a fractured elbow, among other injuries.

Kirby was speeding in his 1977 Porsche early Wednesday morning on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach when he lost control and crashed into Lewis’ 2004 Ferrari, which caused the sports car to veer into the light pole, authorities said.

Kirby and Lewis, 45, were driving rapidly side-by-side before the collision, but it is not clear whether they were racing, prosecutors said.

Kirby left the scene but was soon apprehended, prosecutors said, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.13, above the legal limit of 0.08. He could face up to 19 years and eight months in prison if convicted. His passenger, Lynn Marie Nabozny, 32, was arrested but later released.

At the Harbor Justice Center on Friday afternoon, Commissioner James S. Odriozola set Kirby’s bail at $500,000, pointing to his prior convictions and saying he posed a flight risk and a danger to the community. His bail had been $2 million. Kirby is scheduled to be arraigned March 27.

The commissioner, who forbade Kirby from drinking should he post bail, ordered news photographers not to take direct frontal photographs of Kirby’s face, apparently for his safety. Kirby’s lawyer, Steven Cron, said there have been no direct threats against his client, but because Lewis had “followers” in the martial-arts world, it paid to be cautious.

“Whether those people would be seeking revenge, I don’t know,” Cron said. He said his client was “remorseful” and that there was no indication that Kirby and Lewis knew each other. “As far as I know, it was a random encounter.”

Lewis, the founder the TapouT apparel company, lived in Huntington Beach.

America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, is saddened to learn about the death of Charles David Lewis Jr. or known as the “mask” in the world of mixed martial arts. Our Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience believes that Jeffrey David Kirby, who is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident, should hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney who can make sure that the 0.13 blood alcohol level was taken legally and is accurate.

In addition a criminal defense attorney can hire a proper private investigator to determine if the crash was the product of negligent driving by Charles David Lewis Jr.  These are just some of the strategies that are used by a criminal defense attorney when dealing with DUI’s and cases of vehicular manslaughter.

Anyone who is charged with vehicular manslaughter, or a DUI, should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney)  at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

By Susannah Rosenblatt
March 11, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-ocstory11-2009mar11,0,4915322.story

The live-in caretaker of an 84-year-old Huntington Beach woman allegedly took out fraudulent loans in her name, bilking the older woman out of about $200,000 and putting the woman’s home in danger of foreclosure, authorities said Tuesday.

Cindi Dee Powell, 54, has been charged with financial elder abuse, grand theft, identity theft, vehicle theft, fraud and forgery. She remains in custody.

According to police, Powell moved in with Constance Wakefield about two years ago to help the woman, who uses a wheelchair, around the house and drive her to appointments. Wakefield hired Powell through a classified ad and was not aware that Powell was on probation in another elder abuse case.

Beginning in 2006, police said, Powell took out fraudulent loans on Wakefield’s home and opened bank accounts in her name, using the money to buy and sell cars — including Wakefield’s.

Wakefield is now under water on her mortgage and could face foreclosure, police say. Wakefield’s daughter lives in South Africa, and she may move there, police said.

America’s Criminal Defense Group, led by Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, believes Cindi Dee Powell may have been receiving permission from the 84 year old Constance Wakefield to have access to these rights. Furthermore, Mr. Partipilo finds it vital to Powell’s defense that she hires a seasoned criminal defense attorney who can take the proper steps to find truth in this situation, such as hiring a private investigator who can find out if Powell was granted permission to do the various activities that she is currently being charged for doing.

Anyone charged with abuse of the elderly, theft, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

Associated Press
8:50 PM PDT, March 10, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-postal11-2009mar11,0,4584148.story

Prosecutors say the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 73-year-old man at a Northern California post office may have been acting out of frustration when he couldn’t cash in old postage stamps.

Shannon Moore, 37, has been charged with murder in the death of Raymond Casso in the Contra Costa County community of Clayton.

Authorities say Moore became upset Saturday when he couldn’t cash in sheets of old stamps and appeared to randomly attack Casso, who was picking up his mail at the time.

Contra Costa County prosecutor Harold Jewett said Moore has a history of mental illness and didn’t seem to have a motive for choosing Casso as a victim. The case remains under investigation by postal investigators.

Casso lived in Clayton with his wife of 47 years. He had three children and four grandchildren.

America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, is saddened to learn about the death of Raymond Casso. It is the opinion of our Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, that Shannon Moore was not mentally stable and did not receive proper treatment for his mental condition. Therefore, Mr. Partipilo believes that it is in the best interest of Shannon Moore to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who can get the defendant the best psychological evaluation to show that he was not fully rehabilitated and can help get a better outcome in court.

Anyone who is accused of a violent crime which is attributed to a mental breakdown should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/texas.prostitution/index.html

(CNN) — A Houston, Texas, couple is facing felony charges in connection with what authorities allege was an upscale prostitution ring that screened clients before charging them hundreds of dollars a session.

According to court documents in the case, the ring said to be run by Deborah and Charles Turbiville had a client list 1,000 strong. The documents say Deborah Turbiville told an undercover officer that it consisted of “medical doctors, lawyers, financial services stockbrokers and that kind of stuff … a lot of people you might see on television.”

The clientele also included professional athletes, according to an affidavit filed in support of a search warrant.

The Turbivilles were arrested March 10 and face charges of aggravated promotion of prostitution, a third-degree felony punishable upon conviction by up to 10 years in prison. Each was released after posting $5,000 bail, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Police told the newspaper that money laundering charges are likely to follow after the investigation concludes.

The newspaper said the couple, who have two small children, declined comment when contacted at their home Tuesday. It was not immediately known whether they had retained an attorney.

The couple used a Web site to promote the ring, according to the court documents, which were posted on the Chronicle’s Web site. The site changed several times, the documents say, using names such as viviansfriends.com, houstongfe.org and houstongirlfriend.com. Deborah Turbiville used “Vivian” as her contact name, authorities said in the documents. Charles Turbiville helped manage the business.

Prospective clients who contacted the business were given a form to fill out, and the Turbivilles used a “prostitution screening service” to check them out, as well as verifying their employment, the affidavit says.

The fee for an “incall” appointment, at an apartment allegedly rented by the Turbivilles for such activities, was $250, according to the documents. An “outcall” appointment was $350 to certain Houston hotels; those farther away were more expensive. Cash and credit cards were accepted, the documents say, with the credit cards processed through PayPal, an Internet-based payment system.

The Harris County sheriff had received a complaint regarding the apartment, presumably from a neighboring resident, alleging that prostitution was taking place there, the affidavit says.

But the investigation began in October 2007, after a woman arrested in an unrelated case told police she had worked for Vivian’s Friends, calling it “the largest prostitution escort service operating in the city of Houston,” the affidavit says. The woman said the group recruited prostitutes through Internet ads.

A female police officer met with Deborah Turbiville, pretending she was seeking work as a prostitute, the court documents say. During the meeting, which was recorded, the documents say, Turbiville told the officer she tried to keep the incall location “low key. There is never more than two or three people there and that’s for your security as well. I’ve done this for seven years, and we have never had a problem. But if there ever was a problem, you would not want to be in a situation where there is 10 people sitting there. It’s going to be a high-profile thing all over the news, you know, that kind of thing.”

CNN affiliate KHOU, citing police, said Turbiville called herself the “Heidi Fleiss of Houston.” Fleiss was dubbed the “Hollywood Madam” for providing call girls to famous and wealthy clients.

Authorities executed a search warrant at the Turbiville home and at the apartment, according to the court documents. At the couple’s home, they seized both the couple’s cars — a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Lexus — as well as more than $8,600 in cash, silver bars and coins, gold coins, computers and cell phones, among other items, the documents say, while the search at the apartment turned up business records and sexual paraphernalia including “assorted condoms and lubricants.”

America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, led by Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience believes that there should be no delay in hiring a seasoned criminal defense attorney. Mr. Partipilo believes that such a criminal defense attorney can help dispute the crucial evidence found in the couple’s apartment. In addition, there may be conflicting testimonials from witnesses and people involved in the activities. The advantage of hiring a seasoned criminal defense attorney is that it could drastically change the outcome of this case.

Anyone who is accused of prostitution, money laundering, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or feel free to visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

By Ari B. Bloomekatz and Andrew Blankstein
March 3, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-echo-park3-2009mar03,0,6013331.story

Miguel Chavez was taking a Sunday afternoon nap when he was startled by what sounded like fireworks outside his Echo Park home.

When he shuffled out to his balcony to get a better view, he saw a man in a black truck pull up to his neighbor’s house on Baxter Street, lean out the window with a gun, and say “Eric, how about if you die today?”

The man in the car fired two shots and sped away.

Officials later identified the slain neighbor as Eric Zamarripa, 38, and said his gang-related shooting was the first of three in Echo Park and Highland Park that left two people dead and one injured.

A suspected gang member was detained Monday in connection with the three shootings, as the Echo Park neighborhood where two of them took place remained shaken.

“It’s horrific,” said Susan Borden, 60, who has lived on Valentine Street for almost 30 years.
Borden and Chavez, 33, said the area has changed in recent years with more affluent people, young singles and trendy coffee shops moving in and some Latino families, which had been there for decades, moving elsewhere.

Chavez moved to Echo Park from Jalisco, Mexico, with his family when he was 17 and said it was “very, very rare” to have white people in the neighborhood in the 1990s. He said he began noticing the demographic shift about six years ago.

The area used to be much more violent, Borden and Chavez said.

“This is generally a fairly quiet neighborhood,” Borden said. “The neighborhood has changed radically, but there’s still some pockets” of violent activity.

Police said the shootings were connected and gang-related. They began about 5 p.m. Sunday on Baxter Street and Echo Park Avenue. About a half-hour later, police said, the same man driving a black truck shot and killed Carlos Gonzalez, 37, in the 4300 block of Toland Way in Highland Park.

In a bizarre twist, police caught up with the suspected shooter in court. Andrew Upshaw, 33, was waiting Monday to appear before a judge on a single count of felony drug possession when police came into the downtown courtroom with their guns drawn and arrested him.

He was booked Monday night on suspicion of murder and was being held in lieu of $1 million bail. .

Chavez, who works for the city’s Bureau of Sanitation, said that despite the shootings, he does not think his neighborhood is any more dangerous than most other places in L.A.

Still, he did not want his two young children to know how his neighbor died.

Instead, he told them, “It’s a movie that somebody was filming.”

America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, is saddened to learn about the death of Eric Zamarripa. Our Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, does not believe that there is any evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that Andrew Upshaw was the shooter. Miguel Chavez, a witness in this case, saw from his balcony, a man fire two shots. However, Chavez gave no description of this man, and there are no other witnesses for the other two shootings. Therefore, Mr. Partipilo believes that Andrew Upshaw should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who can show that the police have no witnesses nor any evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed these murders.

Anyone charged with murder, manslaughter, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com as soon as possible.

By Jonathan Lemire and John Marzulli
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/02/25/2009-02-25_federal_agents_arrest_firefighter_patric.html

Federal agents arrested a New York City firefighter who was allegedly growing more than 100 marijuana plants in the basement of a rented house in Queens, authorities said.

Patrick Murray, 34, is a suspected member of a drug trafficking crew that produces hydroponic marijuana in various “grow houses” in Queens and distributes the pot throughout the New York area, according to a complaint unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court.

Cops received an anonymous tip phoned into the 105th Precinct yesterday that Murray was moving high-powered lights out of a house on 237th St. in Queens Villiage and loading them onto a U-haul truck. The special lights are used to grow marijuana indoors, said DEA special agent Diette Ridgeway.

Murray was sitting in the U-Haul truck when cops approached him and asked what he was doing, the complaint states.

The firefighter claimed he was just making a U-turn in the driveway, but cops knocked on the door of the house and a tenant told them Murray had been moving items out of the basement, which reeked of marijuana.

The cops followed the strong smell of pot wafting from the basement and found the plants growing in an unlocked room. The off-duty firefighter was also carrying keys to three doors in the house.

The stash has a street value of more than $500,000, authorities said.

Murray was already under investigation by the DEA for the marijuana operation and was taken into federal custody. A second firefighter could also be charged.

The five-year veteran is assigned to Engine 292 on Queens Blvd. in Woodside, Queens. He has been suspended without pay and is scheduled to be arraigned today. If convicted, he faces five to 40 years in prison.

To work as a firefighter requires keeping a clean record, with no felonies.  America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, led by Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience, understands that it is vital for the firefighter-Patrick Murray to hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney who has tried drug cases in the recent past. 

Mr. Partipilo knows the intracasies of how marijuana plants are measured and seized. Such an attorney can help reduce the charges and provide a better outcome for the defendant.  For instance, each plant must be inspected fully to determine whether or not the plant has fully budded in order to be considered a legitimate plant in a court of law. This is just one of many ways a seasoned criminal defense attorney can help a defendant who is charged with growing, sellling, or trafficking marijuana plants.

Anyone accused or charged with a drug-traficking charge should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) as soon as possible at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.

-Ryan Sacks, Senior Blogger

By Ari B. Bloomekatz
March 2, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-childshot2-2009mar02,0,6234136.story

A 15-month-old child and an adult were in “serious but stable condition” today after a shooting in Long Beach that appeared be gang-related, police said.

Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Jackie Bezart said she did not know if the child was the man’s daughter. She said the victims were shot about 10:50 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Sherman Place.

Officers responding to the shooting found the man and child in a courtyard. They were taken to a hospital, Bezart said.

Police are searching for two suspects in the shooting.

America’s Criminal Defense Group, www.americascriminaldefense.com, is saddened to hear about the shooting of this man and the toddler. Our Senior Criminal Defense Attorney, Anthony Partipilo, with over 35 years of experience believes that when police are investigating crimes against children, they feel additional pressure from the community as well as intense scrutiny from the media to find a suspect as soon as possible. Therefore, these suspects are going to be searched for vigorously, and thus they should hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney as soon as possible to create a peaceful surrender.

Anyone accused of murder, manslaughter, or any other crime should contact Senior Case Manager, Todd Terry (non-attorney) at 818-225-2468 or visit www.americascriminaldefense.com to schedule a free consultation.