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La Ley Federal Criminal & Una Cultura de Informantes Federal Criminal Law and A Culture of Informants When I used to be a prosecutor, I was trained to distrust informants and co-defendants. Who has a stronger motive to lie than a person who is charged with a crime and who has no defense? The jail...

El México-Estados Unidos Frontera y Zona de Guerra The Mexico-United States Border War Zone The Mexico-United States Border War Zone Today thousands of people continue to carry drugs in their vehicles from Tijuana to the United States Many of these people know what they are doing. The majority, t...

¿El Fiscal Más Poderoso Que La Corte? The Prosecutor More Powerful Than the Court? RUSSIAN COURT I remember in 1988  the first time I argued a federal case to try to receive a sentence reduction.  To my great surprise, my argument, wasn't to the federal court, but to an anonymous group of case a...

¿Debo contratar a un abogado criminal si soy culpable? Should I hire a criminal lawyer if I am guilty? Unfortunately, many people mistakenly think that they should not spend money on a criminal defense attorney if they are guilty. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many times there is an av...

¿Cómo seleccionar un Jurado por el Abogado de Defensa Penal? How do lawyers select a federal criminal jury? Jury selection by the criminal defense lawyer is one of the most important stages of trial. In the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, most San Diego crimi...

¿Cómo puedo encontrar a un familiar que ha sido detenido por el ICE o las autoridades fronterizas? How do I find my family member who has been detained by I.C.E. or the border authorities? Often individuals are scared when their family members do not come home from Mexico or they simply received ...

¿Cómo elegir el mejor Abogado de Defensa Federal? How Do I Choose The Best Federal Defense Attorney? Many people think of attorneys like physicians.  One doctor can fix anything.  However, just like medicine, the world of law has become increasingly specialized. If you have been charged with a fe...

¿Cómo borro mi registro de arresto? How do I erase my arrest record? I am contacted by many clients who have been arrested but who were never charged with a criminal offense. They wish to have their arrest record cleared or erased so that it will not show up in an employment check or during a rou...

Abogados Penales en San Diego Ganan Libertad en Caso Federal de Drogas. San Diego Criminal Lawyer Wins Freedom in Federal Drug Case When R.H. hired San Diego Criminal defense lawyers Russell Babcock and Ryan Mardock, he told them that he wanted to go to trial. R.H. was charged with a conspiracy i...

Abogado de EE.UU. inicia redadas de Marijuana en San Diego U.S. Attorney Initiates Marijuana Raids In San Diego In the last couple of weeks, federal DEA agents, in conjunction with the United States Attorney's Office have raided several homes and grow houses being used to produce medical marijua...

Ellen H. You will figure greatly in our thanks at Thanksgiving this year. Thanks to you, Jordan got the opportunity to turn his life around. Because of diversion, he got to finish his Nursing assistant program and has now been working for six weeks. He looks great, more relaxed, more self-confide...

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El silencio no siempre es de oro: “Salinas v Texas” Silence May Not Be So Golden: “Salinas v. Texas” This month the United States Supreme court decided the above important case. Before Mr. Salinas was arrested he answered some questions by the police. After awhile, he remained silent for a long p...

El Nuevo Palacio De Justicia Federal De Los Estados Unidos En San Diego The New United States Federal Courthouse In San Diego I am the 2012 San Diego Defense Attorney Grinch. Yes, I am going to say the unspeakable words: “I don't like the new United States Courthouse.” First, lets take a look a ...

Culpable hasta probarse Inocente: David Dadon Guilty Until Proven Innocent: David Dadon San Diego criminal defense attorneys Russell Babcock is pleased to represent David Dadon in charges that he allegedly evaded income taxes and defrauded several students from the wages they allegedly earned wh...

Cuba y EE.UU. normalizan las relaciones Cuba and U.S. to Normalize Relations President Barack Obama made a historic announcement today that he will move to normalize relations with Cuba. This will include immediate talks to restore diplomatic ties and the lifting of embargo and travel restriction...

Cuál es elenmienda Holder federal? What is the federal criminal Holder Amendment? Soon to be ex Attorney General Eric Holder circulated a memo among the office of the United States Attorney directing that in routine drug cases, including border busts, that the amount of the drugs not be specified...

Cómo elimino o expurgo (expunge) mis antecedentes penales? How do I eliminate or expunge my criminal record? I am contacted by many clients who have successfully completed all or part of a period of probation and they now wish to have their criminal record eliminated. This can be very helpful whe...

Colombia: Más Que Café y Cocaína Colombia: More Than Coffee and Cocaine There are two countries that I have visited in my lifetime that truly deserve the adjective “intriguing” to describe them. They are intriguing not because they are a perfect vacation destination or an ideal place for all Amer...

(ES) Informantes y Juramento Falso Informants and False Testimony Back in the 1980′s when I was a prosecutor (hard to believe), I had a boss in Anchorage Aaska who helped to firmly convince me that I would be much better off helping people than putting people in jail. The one positive thing that ...

Abogado del la oficina recibe gran resultado en el caso federal de drogas Law office of Russell Babcock receives super result on federal drug case When J.C.  hired the Law Offices of Russell S. Babcock to help him with his federal cocaine case, he was facing a mandatory minimum sentence of ten ye...

Russell is a very hard worker and intelligent advocate. I have watched him in trials and he develops a great rapport with the jury. He is a very skilled and great lawyer.

Russell Babcock is a trustworthy man and a great attorney. The level of professionalism and care Russell and his associate have for their clients is huge. These notable attributes- paired with knowledge, effort, and responsibility make Russell Babcock an awesome attorney. His resume speaks loudly...

Russell Babcock is a brilliant attorney and he evaluates the case very thoroughly and prepares meticulously and goes out of the way in assuring the desired results are gotten. He demonstrated the biggest thing needed when I was faced with turmoil. Thee was this human touch and connected at a huma...

It was Sunday morning I called Russell and felt so comfortable with this gentleman. We asked if we could come to his office right that minute. He did not waste any time and started the process. He took care of my husband and I. All federal charges were dropped. We know have a second chance and pe...