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Clearing Your Record
Clearing Your Record Arrested & charged with a crime? Call us for FREE consultation.(916) 441-4888 Sacramento Criminal Defense LawyerExpungements, Pardons & Certificates of Rehabilitation Having a criminal record can have severe consequences on your life and push...
DUI & Vehicular Manslaughter
What possible consequences does a person who drives drunk and kills someone face in California? It really depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. While the best bet is to speak with an experienced Sacramento DUI attorney, here are some possible consequences.
This is covered in vehicle code sections 23153(a) and 23153(b). These are the basic DUI with injury sections. Even a minor injury may qualify someone for punishment under this section. If the injury is more than a minor or moderate, the additional enhancement of “Great Bodily Injury” may be charged. This enhancement may also be charged in fatality cases. The “Great Bodily Injury” enhancement adds three additional years on top of the maximum punishment prescribed for Felony DUI.
Drug Trafficking & Possession
Drug Charges for Trafficking & Possession Arrested & charged with a crime? Call us for FREE consultation.(916) 441-4888 sacramento criminal defense lawyerDrug Trafficking Drug trafficking is a very serious charge and if you are convicted of this crime, you need to...
Three Strikes Cases, Post Conviction & Appeals
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 serious offenses) convictions faces a sentence of 25 years to life. That means, a person would have to be convicted (either by plea or jury verdict) before committing a new felony.
Prior to the passage of Proposition 36 changing the three strikes law in November 2012, the last felony did not have to be a violent or serious offense to trigger the life sentence. Currently, in order to receive a 25 years to life sentence, a person with two or more prior strike convictions would have to be convicted of a new strike offense. The new law allowed for a reduction in sentence for many serving a life term of imprisonment. It should be noted that a prior juvenile adjudication may qualify as a strike under the law in certain cases.
Gun Violations & Weapons Charges
The United States Constitution allows individuals the right to possess firearms, but every state has different ways of regulating the use and possession of firearms, and California gun laws are among the toughest. California has complicated codes and potential for severe penalties so make sure if you are charged with violating of statutes, you consult with a criminal defense attorney.
If you are a resident of California and legally purchase a gun, you are already registered in the state’s database. There are many categories where people are not allowed to own a gun in California and that includes
Rape & Statutory Rape
Rape – “unlawful carnal knowledge” – is sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. As far as the law in most states is concerned, a man cannot be “raped,” although he can be sodomized.
The rapist does not have to use physical force; threats of harm are sufficient. In most enlightened states, the victim does not have to resist the rapist physically, especially where any resistance would be futile and might subject her to more danger. For example, if a rapist wields a knife in front of his victim, telling her that he will slit her throat if she does not cooperate, the woman does not have to attempt to struggle with the rapist. To do so could well mean her death.
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.
Embezzlement & White Collar Crimes
Penal Code Section 503 covers the law surrounding embezzlement. California defines embezzlement as a white collar theft crime. All theft crimes are considered property crimes. The specific circumstances of the crime may make the crime eligible for prosecution under Penal Code 487 (grand theft), Penal Code 484 (petty theft), and Penal Code 459 (burglary). If you have been charged of embezzlement, make sure to consult with a skilled defense attorney in Sacramento.
Embezzlement is defined as the unlawful taking of property that has been entrusted to the offender but belongs to another person. Embezzlement differs from other theft crimes in that the property was legally possessed by the offender but then was taken without the permission of the owner. Embezzlement is usually committed by an employee, and thus is commonly referred to as employee theft.
Common Crimes Committed by College Students
Sending our children out into the world on their own can be both an exciting and terrifying time for a parent. This is a time for your child to learn and grow on their own, and that means that you will not have the same level of oversight and control over their activities. During this stage of development young adults push boundaries and test limits, and although we all hope that our children will make the right decisions, we have enough experience to know that will not always be the case.
Many of the charges that college students face center around the use of alcohol and are considered trivial by some, but keep in mind that they will affect your child’s criminal record and future employment opportunities all the same. It is important to act fast if your child has been charged with a crime.
Driving Under the Influence
n California, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a serious offense. Unlike traffic infractions, a DUI is a criminal offense, and even a first offense can lead to onerous penalties including license suspension, jail, fines, and mandatory DUI classes.
A DUI conviction also will almost certainly lead to a substantial increase in an offender’s automobile insurance rates. As a result, it is not unusual for even first-time DUI offenders to end up with fines, fees, and other expenses costing in excess of $10,000, accompanied by the serious inconveniences of not being able to drive, having to serve jail time and/or community service, and being required to appear for court hearings and DUI classes.
