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Experienced San Jose Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers

Drug Cases • Postal Fraud • Internet Fraud • Identity Theft • Interstate Dissemination of Pornography

Established Santa Clara County Federal Criminal Defense Law Firm

The criminal defense attorneys at Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel are licensed to practice in both state and federal courts.

We are experienced at handling all Federal criminal cases. Criminal defense attorney Richard P. Pointer was formerly a Revenue Agent for the Internal Revenue Service and is a Certified Criminal Specialist (State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

We have been practicing criminal defense in federal courts in San Jose for more than twenty-five years. In that time we have become the largest criminal defense law firm in Santa Clara County.

When it comes to federal criminal defense, experience does matter.

Individuals charged with federal crimes including tax fraud generally face greater jeopardy than those in state court. When possible we work to keep cases in state court. However, when a criminal charge falls under a federal criminal statute, our attorneys are prepared to defend our clients, regardless of which federal jurisdiction the case is brought in.

Among other federal criminal charges we have successfully defended are:

Murder
White collar crime
Drug cases and racketeering
Postal fraud
Internet fraud
Identity theft
Sex cases including the possession and dissemination of pornography
Illegal alien prosecution

Often federal cases can be settled through negotiation with federal prosecutors before the client actually appears in court. When that is not possible our federal criminal defense attorneys will aggressively pursue your case in court. If you have been contacted by government investigators, FBI, Homeland Security or ICE, call us before you talk to the agents.

If you have been or are about to be charged with a crime in federal court, contact Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer & Emanuel. Don't let federal criminal prosecution ruin the rest of your life.

Contact our California criminal defense lawyers to schedule a consultation.

Recent Blog Posts

Designated Drivers Might Not Be Helpful in Preventing DUI

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The next time you are leaving for home from a party, and traveling in the car of a person, who is a designated driver for the evening, you might want to check to make sure that the driver is not inebriated himself. The research finds that many designated drivers fail to completely keep away from alcohol during the evening, defeating the purpose of having a designated driver in the first place.

Designated driving has been promoted as one of the safest and most effective ways of helping reduce the risk of DUI, and helping prevent alcohol-related car accidents. A designated driver agrees to stay off the alcohol through the evening, and to drive everybody home safely.

However, San Jose DUI lawyers have been a little skeptical about how many designated drivers actually keep away from the alcohol, when all of their friends and everybody around them seems to be imbibing spirits.

Recently, researchers administered alcohol tests to young adults who were leaving a bar on a Saturday night, and found that close to half or 41% of the drivers who were supposed to be abstaining during the evening had been drinking. Out of these, almost 20% actually had enough alcohol in their system to be considered legally impaired and arrested for DUI.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida, who tested the blood alcohol levels of 1000 young people leaving bars over the weekend. Out of these, 165 people were believed to be designated drivers. As many as 70% of the designated drivers had alcohol, levels that measured at .02 or below and could probably drive safely. However, 18 percent of the drivers had blood alcohol levels that were at or greater than .08%, the legally permissible limit.

Exposure to Violent Movies Has No Link to Crime

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Any time a violent crime occurs, the media goes into overdrive, and political pundits claim teenage exposure to medial like movies, music and video-games for these crimes. A new study finds that there may be no link between the two at all.

The study was conducted by a professor at Texas A&M International University, who says that in spite of all the concerns that there currently are about the influences of media on young and impressionable teenage minds, there does not seem to be any connection between media exposure in the form of violent movies, TV shows and music, to criminal behavior as adults.

San Jose criminal defense attorneys know that there's a link between violent crimes during adulthood and certain social issues that are present during childhood. There is also some research that indicates that genes have something to do with a heightened risk of criminal activity somewhere down the line. In fact according to the Texas A&M study, genetics were the strongest variables relating to criminal behavior in adulthood for both men and women.

Other possible predictors for criminal behavior down the line could include an individual's family environment, specifically his access to maternal affection. In fact, the study finds that being raised in a loving environment reduces a person's risk of being involved in violent behavior as an adult.

Besides a nurturing family environment, the kind of relationships that a person forms with peers as well as the social economic status of the family can predict criminal behavior as an adult. The risk of criminal behavior seems to increase substantially when you combine the wrong genes with a harsh family environment.