Frank Gormlie, Attorney at Law http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw Criminal Defense Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:25:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Straight Truth About DUI’s - No B.S.! THE DUI - Your introduction to the criminal justice system First, a few comments: DUI Punishment Is Harsh: the State's sanctions and punishments for DUI convictions are harsh! Right off the bat, let me put that out there. Drunk driving has become such a hot, political issue over the last few ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=4 All things aren’t equal - Public defenders are having a hard time fighting much better-funded county prosecutors By David Silva Joseph Kownacki is used to having the odds stacked against him. The central misdemeanor unit supervisor of the San Diego County Public Defender’s office and a 20-year veteran of his department, Kownacki knows his counterparts in the county District Attorney’s office will always win more cases and ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=22 Phone Numbers for San Diego County Superior Courts, Jails, DA Offices, Public Defender, etc. (NOTE: some may be out of date.) Central Division - 220 & 330 W Broadway, San Diego Department Telephone Number General Information 619-450-5700 Adminstrative Services 619-450-7199 Adoptions See Juvenile Court Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator 619-450-5195 Appeals - Unlimited Civil and Felony 619-450-5348 Arbitration 619-450-7300 Central Records 619-450-7361 Civil Business Office 619-450-7275 Civil (Limited ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=18 One Out of Every 31 Americans Is In The Criminal Justice System by Frank Gormlie, originally posted on December 7th, 2007 A report just released on December 5th by the Department of Justice states that one out of about every 31 adults in the United States was either in prison, in jail or on supervised release (parole or probation) at the end of ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=17 America Behind Bars: Why Attempts At Prison Reform Keep Failing A bloated prison system is against the country’s best interests. Yet “tough on crime” rhetoric has gotten in the way of reform. By Liliana Segura, AlterNet. Posted March 5, 2008. When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared plans in January 2005 to reform California’s prisons, starting with a rebranding campaign (it’s the California Department ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=16 Local News Article On the Typical DUI Arrest After making an arrest, police officers take most suspects to department's sally port for processing By Pauline Repard UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER April 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO – Officer Chuck De La Cruz sits across a table from his prisoner, showing no surprise that the young Mira Mesa man still thinks ... http://obrag.org/fgormlielaw/?p=9