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Welcome to the Law Office of Anthony D. Zinnanti |
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Thank you for visiting the Law Office of Anthony D. Zinnanti website.
The Law Office of Anthony D. Zinnanti is dedicated to concerns in the areas of criminal law, constitutional law, and appellate advocacy. These areas represent the cross-over of issues arising from the due process and substantive rights guaranteed to the people by the United States Constitution. Mr. Zinnanti is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Zinnanti's record with the California State Bar can be found by clicking here .
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State High Court Questions DA Fees |
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Raul Hernandez - Ventura County Star Oct. 21, 2009
The state’s highest court has ordered the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to explain why it charges a fee for defendants to obtain copies of the evidence against them. The California Supreme Court’s ruling last week also wiped away a Ventura appeals court’s endorsement of the district attorney’s practice of billing defendants for the information that, by law, must be supplied to them. Such fees, including photocopying costs, are charged in Ventura County as well as other California counties for documents provided to defendants and their attorneys under the information-sharing practice known as discovery.
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Constitutional Law & Civil Rights |
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Constitutional issues are the basis for many of the cases handled by my office. Whether it be a criminal due process issue or an issue of free expression, every matter that passes through this office emanates from some dealing with constitutional issues. Frequently, matters cross over from one area to another. Criminal and family law matters may give rise to civil rights concerns. Likewise, criminal matters dealing with rights of expression and/or artistic access implicate First Amendment concerns. Constitutional law is an ever evolving body of jurisprudence. The United States Constitution was set forth as a set of guiding principles. How the United States Constitution has changed over time requires both an excellent study of history and law. It is hardly the document that it portended to be less than 100 years ago. The federal judiciary continues to "discover" new principles in its re-reading, or rather, the current political state of affairs. |
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