DRUG CRIMES
SACRAMENTO CRIMINAL LAWYER Drug crimes and how best to handle them are a hot topic of debate in the political arena these days and California has seen some significant changes to their drug laws in the last decade. While prosecutors have moved their focus away from users and possessors and have softened penalties for individuals […]
SACRAMENTO CRIMINAL DEFENSE
SACRAMENTO CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER Criminal justice system is an adversarial system. When you are arrested lawfully, you can be searched without your consent. If you are arrested but not taken into custody, the police can search you for weapons and to prevent you from destroying any evidence. Should you be taken into custody, the police […]
TERRORIST & CRIMINAL THREATS
SACRAMENTO CRIMINAL ATTORNEY California Penal Code section 422 prohibits the threatening of another person with immediate bodily harm. The threat must be so immediate and so unequivocal that the person receiving the threat is in sustained fear for their safety. The offense is punishable for up to 3 years. Most importantly, this charge is classified […]
SPOUSAL & CHILD ABUSE CHARGES
SACRAMENTO CRIMINAL LAWYER SPOUSAL & CHILD ABUSE CHARGES Domestic violence occurs in millions of homes throughout the state of California. It is an insidious crime that often goes unreported and without a couple’s closest friends knowing. The victims often feel helpless and unsure of whether abuse is actually occurring, as the psychology of abuse can […]
INFRACTIONS, MISDEMEANORS, AND FELONIES
CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS IN SACRAMENTO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INFRACTIONS, MISDEMEANORS & FELONIES Whether you are being convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony, it’s important you contact criminal defense lawyers in Sacramento for legal representation immediately. There is a difference between the different conviction types and it’s important you understand each of them. Infraction Infractions are […]
ELDER ABUSE & NEGLECT
Elder abuse is neglect, exploitation or harmful mistreatment of anyone who is 65 or older. It can include physical violence, psychological abuse, isolation, abandonment, abduction, false imprisonment or a caregivers neglect and it can also involve taking a senior’s money or property. Elder abuse can be prosecuted as either a felony or a misdemeanor. It […]
SEX WITH A MINOR CRIMINAL CHARGES
California law Penal Code 261.5 PC (a) states unlawful sex with a minor or statutory rape occurs where any person engages in sexual intercourse with a minor and is not married; a minor is any person under the age of 18. In order to be charged with this crime, overt force or threat do not […]
CRIMINAL FRAUD IN CALIFORNIA
Fraud, or white collar crime, consists of several different crimes like forgery and identity theft, insurance fraud, real estate and mortgage fraud, financial fraud, among other types of fraud. According to California law, any person who uses fraud or deceit to obtain possession of money, labor or personal property is guilty of theft by trick, […]
BATTERY, ASSAULT & ROBBERY
CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA BATTERY The crime of battery is defined as a deliberate harmful or offensive touching of someone else without his or her consent. Although we tend to think of battery as a violent act, such as a punch in the nose or a kick to the stomach, a light brush […]
THREE STRIKES CASES, POST CONVICTION & APPEALS
Criminal Attorney in Sacramento California’s Three Strike Law California’s Three Strike law is designed to punish those that have prior convictions for violent or serious offense and continue to commit felonies. Under the Three Strikes law, a person who commits a new serious or violent felony offense and has suffered two prior strike (violent or […]