According to a recent Court of Appeal decision, a lawyer who was pulled over for talking on her cellphone, “exhibited some of the classic, objective symptoms of intoxication, including having red, bloodshot, and watery eyes, and having a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath,”. The Court added that: “[lawyer’s] crying, her initial…
Last month when a San Francisco judge dismissed 14 out of the 15 criminal charges filed against Sandra Merritt, he gave the prosecutor’s office 10 days to refile them. They blew it and missed the deadline! They did not realize their error until almost a month later, when we appeared in court with Sandra Merritt….
On May 3rd, Sandra Merritt and David Daleiden were charged with fourteen felony counts of unlawfully recording a conversation and one felony count of criminal conspiracy. (Attorneys Nic Cocis and Harry Mihet with Sandra Merritt) The criminal charges stem from video-recordings during meetings with Planned Parenthood doctors and business executives of a fetal tissue procurement…
Being charged with a DUI in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee and the surrounding areas can be a frightening experience for most of the people I speak with. But if someone (other than yourself) was injured in any way as a result of your driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs the stakes are much higher….
The Law Office of Nic Cocis understands the heavy burden to carry when you have a felony conviction on your record. You may be searching for a way to remove it or, at the very least, reduce the conviction to a misdemeanor. In California, reducing a felony to a misdemeanor may be permissible under Penal…
Under California Penal Code 1203.3, some defendants may have the opportunity to end their probation early. The judge will be the one to make the decision as to how the terms and length of probation will be handled. Every case must be evaluated individually, and it will be up to the courts to decide whether…
In a recently published decision, a California Court of Appeal decided that a judge may consider a Probation Officer’s report when deciding whether to reduce a felony charge to a misdemeanor. Case Name: People v. TranOpinion Date: 12/1/2015 Trial court may properly consider the facts set forth in a probation report that the defendant had…
With extensive experience in the legal community, Judge Sean Lafferty is known as a good judge who makes himself available to attorneys. He began his career as a career prosecutor and has always had a passion for law, once thinking he would become a police officer. His attention to detail and manner of professionalism that…
Scenario Suppose that the parents of a twelve-year old girl spanked her on her backside with a wooden spoon, and that the spanking was done with enough force to produce visible bruises. Question Does the parent’s use of a wooden spoon to spank the girl rise to the level of criminal “child abuse” as defined…
When police investigate a suspected burglary, they carefully comb the scene for evidence that a suspect might have left behind. In extreme cases, suspects might leave themselves behind (as with this recent alleged break-in involving a suspect who fell asleep on the victim’s couch). But more often, the evidence is subtle. It can also remain…
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