Blog Posts in June, 2011 Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer 28-Jun-2011 Brief Overview of Sex Crimes Sex crimes covers a broad spectrum of sex-related offenses. In essence, sex crimes involve non-consensual sexual contact. For example, sexual assault typically refers to non-consensual sexual contact, whereas rape involves non-consensual sexual ... Continue Reading Posted By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney 22-Jun-2011 Federal vs. State Crimes Criminal charges are categorized under state crime and federal crime in the United States. By far the majority of crimes are considered state crimes, therefore, they are handled in state courts. However, certain crimes are "federal ... Continue Reading