by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Aug 1, 2015 | Expungement
Because having a criminal record can wreak havoc in your life, whether it’s with an employer or landlord or any other similar situation, you might be able to clean up your record through a process called expungement, or expunction. Expungement refers to the process of...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Jul 1, 2015 | Sexual Battery
Because sexual battery includes acts of inappropriate or more offensive touching, it is considered a more serious battery offense in California that can either be charged as a misdemeanor or felony and can have severe consequences. By definition, any person who...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Jun 15, 2015 | Criminal Defense
In California, assault with a deadly weapon (ADW) is a very serious crime and can be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony. In order for it to be considered an assault with a deadly weapon, it must be an assault with any type of “deadly weapon” or by the means of...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Jun 1, 2015 | Criminal Defense
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Prop 47 by nearly 60%, which redefined some nonviolent offenses as misdemeanors, rather than felonies as they had previously been charged. Because of this, it has released 2,700 inmates after their felonies were reduced to...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Apr 15, 2015 | Criminal Defense
White-collar crime covers a variety of nonviolent crimes involving cheating of some sort. Such crimes include fraud, bribery, insider trading, environmental crime, embezzlement, forgery, tax evasion, kickbacks, and money laundering. Many different agencies are...