McArdle, Matthew H.

Prior to becoming a Los Angeles county criminal defense lawyer, Darrell York served 24 years as a Glendale police officer. He spent decades investigating crimes, working closely with prosecutors, and building criminal cases. He gained an impeccable reputation as a tough but dedicated and honest cop.

Today, Darrell takes advantage of this insider law enforcement experience as he defends clients accused of criminal conduct. He understands firsthand how police and prosecutors are supposed to put together criminal cases. Using this insight, he quickly spots the key police mistakes, gaps in the evidence, and problems with the prosecution's cases.

Los Angeles criminal lawyer Darrell York practices extensively at the Ventura Hall of Justice, the Van Nuys courthouse, the Pasadena courthouse, the Burbank courthouse, the Glendale courthouse, Lancaster courthouse, San Fernando courthouse and Criminal Courts Building. He has built great working relationships with judges, district attorneys, probation officers and court staff...and he knows how to get great results for his clients at each of these places.

During his police career, Darrell's assignments included:

Patrol

Attorney Darrell York patrolled the streets and responded to crimes in progress and 911 calls. He made arrests for, and investigated, nearly every crime on the books...including robbery, drug sales, burglary, theft, carjacking, rape, domestic violence, embezzlement and murder. Darrell wrote thousands of police reports and testified in court hundreds of times.

Internal Affairs

Attorney Darrell York investigated complaints of police misconduct, police abuse and police brutality. He drafted investigative reports and presented his findings to the police command staff.

DUI Task Force

Attorney Darrell York worked a special police unit that investigated, arrested and helped prosecute DUI suspects. He made literally thousands of DUI arrests. He gave field sobriety tests and DUI breath tests. He testified in court as an expert as to whether particular drunk driving suspects were under the influence. He trained fellow officers in DUI enforcement.

Narcotics

Attorney Darrell York made undercover drug buys and worked street enforcement, vice, surveillance, intelligence and major narcotics cases. He busted down doors, serving hundreds of search warrants. He testified as an expert in court in HS 11351 possession for sale of narcotics cases. He was the case agent in the seizure of 1800 pounds of cocaine, one of the largest drug busts in Los Angeles County.

Field Training Officer

Attorney Darrell York worked as a field training officer. In this role, he trained all new police recruits as to proper law enforcement methods, policies and tactics.

Police Sergeant

As a sergeant, Darrell York supervised, evaluated and trained all police officers assigned to his team. He also served as the watch sergeant where he was responsible for monitoring all calls for police service.