Understanding Your Miranda Rights Anyone who has watched Law & Order, NCIS, or another crime series on television has probably heard the famous words: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you […]
WE CAN HELP YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ASKING PROSECUTORS TO REVIEW YOUR LOVED ONES CONVICTION IN LA COUNTY The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is expanding its conviction review process to include all felony convictions. The unit was created in 2015 and is responsible for reviewing claims of actual innocence submitted by people convicted […]
Can You Be Jailed for Refusing to Unlock Your Phone? William Montanez recently was released from a Florida jail after 44 days. His crime? He refused to unlock his phone. Montanez was first arrested on suspicion of felony charges related to possession of THC oil and possession of a firearm. During the traffic stop, police […]
IF YOU WERE CONVICTED OF A FELONY VEHICLE THEFT OFFENSE YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE FELONY TO BE REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR California Vehicle Code 10851 defines vehicle theft as: 1.either taking or driving a vehicle belonging to another person 2.without the consent of the owner of the vehicle and 3.the defendant had the specific […]
Living With Felony Probation A lot of people assume that getting sentenced to probation for a felony is a slap on the wrist, and that life has handed the person accused of the crime a tremendous break. The truth is that felony probation is not as easy as it seems, and although it is definitely […]
Cleaning Up Your Record: Cases You Didn’t Know Could Be Removed Life with an arrest or conviction on your record can be very difficult to manage. A criminal record will show up on background checks and may prevent you from: Getting the job, you were hoping to get Getting a loan for your home Being […]
Factual Innocence and the C.A.R.E. Act: The Difference Between PC 851.8 and PC 851.91 An arrest record can haunt you for the rest of your life. Having an arrest on your record could cause you to be denied the opportunity to attend the college of your choice, prevent you from pursuing a career in your […]
Will a Disorderly Conduct PC 647(F) Conviction Prevent Me from Getting a Concealed Weapons Permit? California law prevents some people from receiving a permit for carrying concealed weapons (CCW) in public. Most often, those people are those with criminal convictions that are an automatic barrier to the permit. Many clients wonder whether a conviction for […]
Juror Misconduct and Your Right to Appeal Our system of criminal justice is founded upon the principal that no person should be punished unless a group of impartial citizens, having reviewed the evidence of the case, declare unanimously that the person is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. For the system to work, the jury must […]
California Cracking Down on Unauthorized Practice of Law (Business and Professions Code Section 6126) Immigrants are among the groups of people most frequently targeted by con artists and scammers. Recently, people pretending to be lawyers have taken advantage of the anxious state of immigrants. Posing as attorneys, these people claim they can help with immigration […]
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