We’re in the middle of a high-stakes case where our office is helping a 20-year-old mother who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder. If convicted, she could spend the rest of her life in prison. If interested in reading news articles about the case, click on the links below. For The Press Enterprise click…
It is scary and unsettling for someone to accuse you of a crime as serious as embezzlement. While those feelings are understandable, it doesn’t mean that you are guilty. You may be the victim of someone who is trying to set you up or even a simple misunderstanding. What Constitutes Embezzlement Under California Law? California…
According to California Penal Code 422, the crime of “criminal threats” occurs when: Legal Consequences for Making a Criminal Threat Penal Code 422 is a wobbler, which means that you can be charged with either a misdemeanor or a felony. A judge considers your past criminal history and the seriousness of the threat when deciding…
Being charged with a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) can be very serious. A conviction can lead to a license suspension or revocation, heavy fines, and even jail time. But according to the NOLO Law for All website, there are a number of defenses against the charge. You could claim that you were not driving…
Actor Shia LaBeouf, best known for his role in the Transformers films as well as having played the love child of Indiana Jones, has been a Hollywood bad boy of late, getting into fights and getting arrested. According to an interview in Dazed and Confused Magazine, LaBeouf claimed that he was raped by a woman…
The mother of a 16-year-old Corona boy who was badly injured in a hit and run has offered a reward for anyone who can offer substantial information on the case. The boy was skateboarding on Taylor Avenue on Sept. 13 when he was struck by a vehicle at the intersection with Citrus Way. Authorities believe…
California state law describes involuntary manslaughter as the unintentional killing that occurs while committing a non-violent crime or reckless behavior that resulted in the death of another human being. In the latter case, the reckless conduct takes place during legal activities. In California, the crimes of vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter are separate matters that…
When you were a teenager, did you ever do something that was, quite frankly, not very smart? Most of us did. As we mature into adulthood, a lot of us make mistakes in judgment because our decision-making process isn’t yet as refined as it should be. One 16-year-old girl seems to have made a rather…
If the accounts from at least 15 women are to be believed, a monster lurks behind the affable façade that Bill Cosby has cultivated over the years. Cosby, at age 77, is being rocked by numerous charges of sexual assault by numerous women, some going back decades. According to the accusations, Cosby was able to…
In order for a prosecutor to charge you with the crime of forgery in California, you must have knowingly intended to defraud another person or organization. When assessing the severity of your forgery, prosecutors and judges consider whether your actions could cause financial injury to someone who believed your forged document was genuine. Although writing…
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