by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | May 15, 2016 | Attorney, Crimes, Criminal Defense
Bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a course to persuade it to release a suspect from jail on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail. In some cases, bail money may be returned at the end of the trial, if all...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Nov 15, 2015 | Criminal Defense
Duress is defined as any unlawful threat or coercion used to induce another to act in a manner that they would other wise not do. A defendant using the duress defense admits that he or she broke the law but claims that they are not liable because it was only performed...
by Law Office of Wing & Parisi | Nov 1, 2015 | Criminal Defense
California is suffering a severe prison crisis that it is unconstitutionally crowded. In 1994, California enacted the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law which was the harshest sentencing law in the country. Thousands of inmates were sentenced to life in prison for...
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...
