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FORMER U-T PUBLISHER DIES AFTER CAR CRASH (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY SAM SPITAL: “The UT San Diego news reported David Copley, its former publisher and only 60 years old died in an auto accident near his home in La Jolla. The car crash happened about 6:15 p.m. when his Aston Martin vehicle smashed into a parked automobile. When the San Diego … Read More
Boy, 15, charged with murder in Vista stabbing (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY SAN DIEGO CRIMINAL ATTORNEY SAM SPITAL: “It is a sad commentary in today’s society that so many individuals’ lives will be adversely impacted by a 15 year old boy who otherwise could have used his youth as an opportunity to grow to be a productive adult and realize the happiness found in achieving … Read More
Trial ordered for man accused of killing mother, mutilating body, over financial support (Sam Spital)
Commentary by Sam Spital, San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer: “On November 19, 2012, a 31 year old son used a baseball bat, hammer or other blunt object to inflict 75 wounds in the beating death of his 60 year old mother who resided in the North County community of Solana Beach as reported by the … Read More
Man jailed after wife’s dismembered body found (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER SAM SPITAL AND ASSOCIATES: “Fox News over the weekend reported a 69 year old husband was charged with Murder when the Oceanside police found the dismembered body of his wife in her home. Neighbors recounted bizarre behavior, such as seeing the wife nude and exposing herself with her pants down … Read More
Teen Recruits Smuggling Drugs Across Border: Feds (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY SAM SPITAL, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAN DIEGO: “Channel 7 San Diego online news on November 16, 2012 reported both Mexican and American teenagers, as young as 12 years old, are being recruited by drug cartels to smuggle drugs (referred to as “mules”) across the border. Federal Agents of the Homeland Security report that … Read More
Autopsy: Woman died of mauling by dogs (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY SAM SPITAL : “On November 15, 2012, it was reported in the UT San Diego news that a 30-year old woman who was hired to clean a house in Fallbrook, a community north of San Diego, while the owners were on vacation was mauled to death by 8 bulldog-mixes on … Read More
19-year sentence for fatal rock beating (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY SAM SPITAL, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: “On November 15, 2012, the UT San Diego news reported the defendant with a long history of drug related offenses in a revenge and repeated beating with a rock to the head of a 31 year old homeless man was sentenced to 19 Years to Life in State … Read More
Settlement with victim of disgraced officer approved by City Council (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY ATTORNEY SAM SPITAL: “A former SDPD Officer previously convicted of felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery, bribery and assault and battery by a police officer and sentenced for nine years in State Prison was reported on November 14, 2012 in the CBS online news to have been the perpetrator to several women … Read More
Articles: Delinquency
LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL November 02, 2004 ROLE OF DELINQUENCY ATTORNEY WILL EXPAND By Blair Clarkson Daily Journal Staff Writer ——————————————- LOS ANGELES – The juvenile-delinquency court has been called everything from a revolving door to the unwanted stepchild of the justice system. Critics lament a sloppy system that strands minors in youth camps for … Read More
Palm Springs police say Pendleton Marine assaulted cop before killing (Sam Spital)
COMMENTARY BY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER SAM SPITAL AND ASSOCIATES: Palm Spring police were reported to have shot and killed a Marine from Camp Pendleton, age 22, who accelerated his car at a police officer in a parking garage, refusing to turn the vehicle off as another officer attempted to climb inside the passenger window, according … Read More