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San Diego Federal Drug Defense: 2025 Sentencing Changes for Border Couriers & Minimal Role Reductions If you"ve been charged with transporting drugs across the San Diego-Mexico border, the 2025 federal sentencing guideline amendments could significantly reduce your potential prison time. As a San Diego criminal defense

Can police search a bag in your car without a warrant? The Supreme Court says yes—and this decision affects thousands of traffic stops and drug arrests every year. In California v. Acevedo (1991), the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment, allowing police to search containers insi

Strickland v. Washington (1984) is one of the most important criminal defense cases in American history. In this final episode of Top 10 Most Important Criminal Defense Cases series, San Diego Criminal Defense Attorney Anton Vialtsin breaks down the Supreme Court decision that created the modern standard for ineffectiv

In United States v. Booker (2005), the Supreme Court transformed federal sentencing forever. Before Booker, federal judges were required to follow strict sentencing guidelines — even when they led to unfair results. But the Court ruled that mandatory guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial. This l

What really happened in Brady v. Maryland (1963) — and what does a Brady violation actually mean? In this video, we break down one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in criminal law history. You’ll learn how Brady v. Maryland changed the way prosecutors must handle evidence, why the case still matters today,

In Carpenter v. United States (2018), the Supreme Court faced a modern privacy dilemma: can the government track your cell phone’s location without a warrant? This landmark Fourth Amendment case reshaped digital privacy law and limited the “third-party doctrine” that had ruled for decades. Join us in Part 7 of our Top