What are the best practices for handling California Penal Code 459 PC residential burglary cases in the CCB court? I've defended people charged with residential burglary cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles at 210 West Temple for the past 30 years. ...
I've handled many California Penal Code 187 PC murder cases over the past 30 years at the CCB criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles at 210 West Temple, also known as the Clara Foltz Courthouse. So, I have much experience figuring out how to handle these cases. You have to realize that when...
What are the best practices for handling California Penal Code 664/187 attempted murder cases in Criminal Courts Building (CCB) downtown Los Angeles court? I've handled many attempted murder cases in CCB court at 210 West Temple, also known as the Clara Foltz Courthouse. This is the central hub ...
Many California Penal Code 211 PC robbery cases are being filed at the downtown courthouse, 210 West Temple, CCB, also known as the Clara Foltz Courthouse. Robbery cases are severe because they are a strike and a violent felony, and they stay with you for the rest of your life if you are convicte...
I can tell you that all the marbles are on the line regarding California Penal Code 187 PC murder cases. If you or your loved one loses the case, they'll probably never come out of prison again. So, the answer to that question is, you want, in my opinion, an attorney you paid for...
I can tell you right now that California Penal Code 187 PC murder cases are serious business and when someone has lost their life. Prosecutors do everything they can to make sure they get the conviction. If they think you or your loved one is the one that murdered or is involved with the murder,...
California Penal Code 187 PC murder is the highest crime known to man, so the best prosecutors and investigators will be assigned to the case. You will need the best attorney to defend you or your loved one in a murder case. Murder is defined as the unlawful killing of somebody or a fetus with m...
Having handled California Penal Code 187 PC murder cases for the last 30 years, I'm intimately familiar with how they're prosecuted in Los Angeles County, how the police investigate them, and how prosecutors charge them. It matters because they will put the best of the best in these cases. So, l...
The criminal courts building (CCB) is the main courthouse. It's also known as the Clara Foltz Courthouse downtown at 210 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, phone: (213) 628-7900. There may be about 30 courthouses throughout LA County. However, the one at 210 West Temple in downtown Los ...
This always comes up, and the judge explains it, or even the attorney's in a jury trial for a criminal charge. Simply put, without evidence, there is no criminal case and no conviction. There are many types of evidence seeking to prove different things in cases. One commonly used form of evidence...
Many think the passage of California Senate Bill 1437 only impacted prior Penal Code 187 PC murder convictions. Those people now are saying they were improperly convicted because they were not significant participants in the murder. They didn't act with reckless indifference to human life, and th...
The Miranda Rights get their name from the famous Supreme Court Case Miranda v. Arizona, which established that the police must “read you your rights” after an arrest and before they ask you questions. Thousands of people get arrested for DUIs routinely. When meeting with defense lawyers, they f...
Sexual battery is a widespread charge as sex crimes go. You're looking at a severe charge if you touch a woman inappropriately in a private place. California Penal Code 243.4 PC is the statute that defines sexual battery, also called sexual assault, which is described as touching someone's intim...
If you're looking for the best, look no further. I've been practicing in the Encino, California, area for over 30 years now, defending people who are charged with criminal offenses. My office on Ventura Boulevard near Hayvenhurst has been there for many years and is a staple in the community. I...
If you have a crime in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County and you need the best, it's crucial that you pick up the phone and set up a meeting with Ron Hedding. I've been handling cases there for nearly 30 years. Judges and prosecutors know me well, and you need the best because ...
California Penal Code 422 PC makes it a crime to communicate a threat to somebody that could result in great bodily injury or death, commonly known as “criminal threats.” PC 422 criminalizes threats to harm or kill someone if it puts the victim or someone else in reasonably sustained fear for the...
California Health and Safety Code 11351 HS makes the possession for sale of a particular controlled substance a felony crime. If the prosecutor can prove you had control of drugs with the intent to sell them, you will be facing severe consequences. The narcotics covered under HS 11351 include dr...
My title may sound a little extreme, but the bottom line is that most people convicted of murder in California go to prison for life. It could be 15 to life; it could be 25 to life, or it could be more. California Penal Code 187 PC is the statute that defines the crime of murder as the unlawful ...
Many people are charged with California Penal Code 664/187 attempted murder in Los Angeles County and surrounding counties. If you or a family member is under investigation or already charged with attempted murder, you must hire the best defense attorney you can find. California Penal Code 664 P...
California Penal Code 314 PC indecent exposure is a very serious crime because if you get convicted of it, you now have on your record a sex-related offense that can be carried around with you. When people run your history, seeing that you have been convicted of indecent exposure, that puts you ...
We are often asked about keeping someone's criminal record clean after they were charged with California Penal Code 647(b) solicitation. I've been handling these solicitation cases for nearly 30 years in the San Fernando Valley, with arrests made on Sepulveda and in downtown Los Angeles based on ...
These offenses all kind of fit into the same category. It usually involves, especially when it gets serious, someone who is being accused of being a pimp. They're doing a lot of time trafficking underage girls – even girls over 18. But the bottom line is, when you get in the business of pimping...
DMV hearings and arrest for a DUI under California Vehicle Code 23152 VC are closely related. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) controls someone's driver's license, meaning they enforce the laws related to the suspension of a license. Whenever someone is arrested for a DUI, and their license...
The federal government is arresting many people based on searches conducted of their person, property, car, or home, and they're wondering whether or not the feds acted appropriately when they searched. Because obviously, the search yielded something against them – whether it be drugs, stolen pro...
Road rage is generally described as a driver overreacting to a perceived act on the road by another driver and immediately expressing their anger in an overt threatening manner. Put simply, road rage incidents usually involve a situation where a car driver overreacts to a perceived provocation on...
