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Can a Woman Be Charged For Murder For Overdosing on Methamphetamine in California?

January 12, 2021

Criminal Defense, Manslaughter, Murder

Paul Wallin

Wallin & Klarich Criminal Defense Attorneys Orange County Methamphetamine Overdose

Can a Woman Be Charged For Murder For Overdosing on Methamphetamine in California? Recently, the question confronting courts is whether the use of meth by a pregnant woman is reckless and deliberate enough to elevate the death of a fetus from manslaughter to murder? And if it is, does such a charge of murder […]

Can someone be charged with First Degree murder if they never actually killed anyone?

January 8, 2021

Murder

Paul Wallin

Can someone be charged with First Degree murder if they never actually killed anyone? Did you know that you can be convicted of murder even if you never killed anyone?. The case of In In re McDowell indicates that in fact you can be charged and convicted of murder in certain situations. In the case […]

California Penal Code 1170.95 Empowers Anyone with a Felony Murder Charge to Shorten Their Sentence

January 4, 2021

Criminal Defense, Murder, Resentencing

Paul Wallin

Wallin & Klarich Criminal Defense Attorneys PC 1170.95 Murder Resentencing

California Penal Code 1170.95 Empowers Anyone with a Felony Murder Charge to Shorten Their Sentence On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 1437, which became effective January 1, 2019. This bill made changes to felony murder and murder under a natural and probable consequences doctrine. Before Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants […]

Felony Murder Conviction Upheld Because Defendant Acted with Reckless Indifference for Human Life

December 7, 2020

Criminal Defense, Murder, Robbery

Paul Wallin

Wallin & Klarich Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney Felony Murder SB 1437

Felony Murder Conviction Upheld Because Defendant Acted with Reckless Indifference for Human Life In 2000, a man was convicted in San Bernardino for a home invasion robbery during which the man’s accomplice shot and killed a resident of a house. In 2005, the man was found guilty of first-degree felony murder and assault with a […]

Prop 57 May Not Apply To Juvenile Offenders Sentenced In A Trial Court

November 23, 2020

Criminal Defense, Juvenile Crime, Murder

Paul Wallin

Prop 57 May Not Apply To Juvenile Offenders Sentenced In A Trial Court Defendant Jesus Lizarraga (“Lizarraga”) was 17 years old when he shot and killed a member of a rival gang. In 2014, Lizarraga was tried as an adult and was convicted of second degree murder. Lizarraga was sentenced to serve 40 years to […]

Social Media Companies May No Longer Refuse to Turn Over Relevant Information to Those Facing Criminal Charges

September 4, 2020

Murder

Paul Wallin

Social Media Companies May No Longer Refuse to Turn Over Relevant Information to Those Facing Criminal Charges In August 2020, the California Supreme Court sent a case for attempted murder back to the trial court to provide the accused a new trial. The high court did so because they did not believe that social media […]

3 Ways Murder Becomes a Federal Crime

April 21, 2020

Murder

Paul Wallin

3 Ways Murder Becomes a Federal Crime Murder is a crime specified under Federal statute, at 18 U.S.C. § 1111, as well as the California Penal Code, 187(a) PC. Typically, murders committed in California are prosecuted by the state, but there are three categories of notable exceptions. A murder may be prosecuted as a Federal […]

California Courts Fighting to Keep the Old Felony Murder Rule

October 23, 2019

Arrest, Murder

Paul Wallin

California Courts Fighting to Keep the Old Felony Murder Rule In recent years, Californians, through the Governor’s office and the state legislature, have pushed for a number of criminal justice reforms. However, a few courts in southern California aren’t ready to give up on an old rule that has an estimated 800 inmates stuck in […]

Change to California Felony Murder Rule Could Allow for Resentencing

October 29, 2018

Murder

Paul Wallin

Change to California Felony Murder Rule Could Allow for Resentencing Recently, California Governor Jerry Brown passed a law that drastically changes the felony murder rule. One of the most important aspects of this new law is that it is retroactive. That means that if you or someone you care about was convicted of murder under […]

Will California Change the Felony Murder Rule? (PC 189)

August 31, 2018

Murder

Paul Wallin

Will California Change the Felony Murder Rule? (PC 189) Under California Penal Code Section 189, you could be convicted of murder for any killing that occurs while you are committing any dangerous felony, such as kidnapping, arson or carjacking. This is called the “felony murder rule,” and it makes all persons involved in the commission […]

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