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What are California’s Laws Against Deepfake Pornography?

October 24, 2024 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

California deepfake porn laws

It may seem hard to believe, but up through 2024, it was completely legal to create AI-generated pornography, even if it depicts a child’s likeness. However, this will all change in 2025, thanks to a new slate of laws signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom that target the sharing and creation of deepfake porn, namely […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Sex Crimes Involving Children, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, sex offenders, technology, child pornography, computer crimes, revenge porn, first ammendment, pornography

Human Trafficking Laws in California: 236.1 (PC)

September 4, 2023 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Human trafficking is the legal name for slavery, but these laws aren’t limited to only involuntary servitude but also include forced sexual encounters. In fact, if you break California’s pimping and pandering laws and the prostitute in question is a minor, you could also be charged with violating human trafficking laws in California under Penal […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Gang Crimes, Assault and Battery, Rape, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Sex Crimes Involving Children, Kidnapping, VIOLENT CRIMES, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: felonies, sex crimes, prostitution, pimping and pandering, kidnapping, penalties, human trafficking

Top San Diego Computer Crime Attorney

August 24, 2023 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Computers have only been widely used for the last half a century, and the internet has been popular for less than half that time. Even so, the number of ways a person can violate the law with a computer and an internet connection seems to grow by the day. These crimes are very complex, and […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Computer Crimes, WHITE COLLAR CRIME Tagged With: hacking, police investigations, technology, computer crimes, defenses, Cell phones, stings

Is an IP Address Enough to Convict Someone of a Crime?

November 25, 2022 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

is an ip address enough to convict?

As the internet has become a standard part of our lives, judges have tried to figure out how our existing laws and precedents apply in the digital age. The courts must balance law enforcement’s need to investigate crimes with the Constitution’s protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Similarly, they must balance the government’s interest in […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, THE CA LEGAL SYSTEM, Computer Crimes, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, FEDERAL CRIMES, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: police investigations, technology, evidence, warrants, computer crimes, better understanding the law, court

How A San Diego Credit Card Fraud Lawyer Can Help You

October 15, 2022 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Credit card fraud is increasing in frequency every day. As the internet makes it easier to steal, share and use credit card information, it will continue to do so. Unfortunately, because so many credit card fraud cases involve anonymous internet activities, many people are wrongly charged with this crime. In many cases, police begin to […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Fraud Charges, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, THEFT CRIMES Tagged With: theft, fraud, white collar, identity theft, money, false impersonation, fake id, petty theft, grand theft, forgery

The Crime of Sexual Extortion in Vista, California

July 2, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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Sexual extortion, often called “sextortion,” could technically involve all types of exploitation, but the acts covered by California law involve blackmailing someone by threatening to release their nude or otherwise sexually explicit images or videos. It doesn’t matter if the blackmail is an attempt to extort money, sexual favors, or any other type of property; […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Computer Crimes, Rape, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: sex crimes, sex offenders, extortion, technology, social media, child pornography, revenge porn, rape, Cell phones, sex

Will Using a Private Browser Online Keep You Out of Legal Trouble?

July 29, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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While most people are online every day, few understand the technology necessary to enable our phones and computers to access the internet. To be fair, you don’t normally need to know how a piece of technology works to reap its benefits. However, if you search with a private browser because you’re hoping to keep your […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, Computer Crimes, Sex Crimes Involving Children, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, DRUG OFFENSES, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: police investigations, technology, evidence, computer crimes, better understanding the law, search and seizure, tampering with evidence

What Age Can You Get Married in California?

March 15, 2019 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

Rancho Bernardo child molestation lawyer

The age of consent in California is 18. Oddly, while you have to be 18 to get married without your parent’s permission, you can marry at any age as long as you have parental consent —and those who are legally married are excluded from the state’s statutory rape laws. Here’s what you should know about […]

Filed Under: Sharing Obscene Materials, THE CA LEGAL SYSTEM, Sex Crimes Involving Children, SEX OFFENSES, LEGAL PROCEDURES Tagged With: sex crimes, statutory rape, child pornography, rape, marriage

Fighting False Evidence Charges in Vista, California

June 6, 2014 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

inadmissible evidence

If all the facts in a case were immediately obvious, the court’s job would be much easier. As it stands, we must rely on testimony, forensics, expert opinion, and other forms of evidence to help guide the judge and jury to the correct conclusion. Unfortunately, these things don’t always tell a complete, unbiased story of […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Sharing Obscene Materials, THE CA LEGAL SYSTEM Tagged With: felonies, fraud, evidence, perjury, false allegations, tampering with evidence

What Kind of Charges Could Skyler From Breaking Bad Face?

August 27, 2012 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

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While we don’t know how the show will end yet, season five has made it clear that Breaking Bad’s Skyler White is willing to work with Walt -as long as it means keeping their kids safely away from the mess. She’s terrified of him and if she were arrested for her role in Walter’s business, […]

Filed Under: Sharing Obscene Materials, HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS Tagged With: aiding and abetting, money laundering, drug crimes, tv shows, intent, defenses, duress, fictional

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criminal justice attorney Peter M. Liss

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I have been practicing law for over 40 years, and opened my own law firm in 1998, after serving as Assistant Supervising Public Defender for the Vista Public Defender’s Office. I have successfully defended hundreds of cases in my career, fighting charges ranging from drunk driving to capital murder.

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My Vista offices are located just off the 78 freeway, directly across the street from the local courthouse and jail facility. For those further south, I have another office in Carmel Valley, off the 5 freeway and highway 56. Both offices offer free parking.

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