Collect Call with Lawstache

About Collect Call with Lawstache

Every week, Anton Vialtsin (California attorney and YouTuber) discusses legal cases from the Supreme Court, 9th Circuit, and California State Courts. We focus on the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments. We make predictions and scrutinize the law. Anton Vialtsin handled over a hundred federal criminal cases from initial client interviews through sentencing. He has an in-depth knowledge of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Federal Criminal Codes and Rules, mandatory-minimum sentences, the death penalty, and too many state laws to list.

Publisher

Anton Vialtsin, Esq.

Category

news · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Aug 2022

Latest episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

185 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Can Police Stop You JUST Because You're on Probation or Parole? (California Law)

   Can police pull you over in California JUST because the registered owner is on probation or parole — with no traffic violation, no equipment issue, nothing else? In this video, we break down a real 17-minute traffic stop where that was the officer's only stated reason for the stop. We cover the actual California and federal case law behind this: ~Penal Code § 3067(a) — the "Fourth Waiver" every parolee signs ~How probation search conditions differ from parole We also dig into whether a 17-min...

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Cops Wore NIGHT VISION Goggles to Spy on This Driveway... Was It Legal?

   Cops used night vision goggles to walk up someone's driveway with NO warrant. Today, we break down People v. Lieng (2010) — a California case that explains one of the most misunderstood concepts in Fourth Amendment law: curtilage. When a sheriff's sergeant walked up a private driveway at 4:30 AM wearing night vision goggles to investigate a marijuana grow, the homeowners argued it was an illegal search. The court disagreed — and the reasoning reveals exactly how much (or how little) of your ...

3. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Can Cops Use a Thermal Camera on Your Home Without a Warrant? | Kyllo v. US

   Can police point a thermal camera at your house and use it as evidence — without a warrant? That's exactly what happened in Kyllo v. United States, one of the most important Fourth Amendment cases of the modern era. In this video, we break down the facts, the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision, and why this 2001 case still shapes how courts handle GPS trackers, cell phone data, and other surveillance tech today. 📌 CASE CITATION: Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001) In this video you'll lear...

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YouTube views

1,477,770

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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