LA's Best Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving all of Southern California
LA's Best Criminal Defense Attorneys Serving all of Southern California
Murder Sentencing in California: Special Circumstances, Enhancements & Death‑Penalty Considerations Facing a murder charge in California is about as daunting as it gets. The accused will face the full force of the State’s resources to prosecute this most serious charge. When…
Because the penalties can include life in prison, life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) or, in rare cases, capital punishment, anyone accused of homicide must mount a comprehensive defense immediately.
California’s homicide statutes are complex. The penalties for a killing vary dramatically depending on whether the prosecutor alleges first‑degree murder, second‑degree murder, felony murder, attempted murder or manslaughter.
Murder convictions can result in decades behind bars, life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), or even capital punishment.
California Penal Code § 261 defines rape as non‑consensual sexual intercourse accomplished by force, fear or other prohibited means
Robbery is one of the most serious theft‑related crimes in California. Under Penal Code § 211, a person commits robbery when they forcibly take property from someone else’s person or immediate presence using force or fear
California law treats theft (also called larceny) as the unlawful taking of someone else’s property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it. Whether a theft is charged as a misdemeanor or a felony hinges on the value and nature of the property taken
California Penal Code § 273.5(a): Corporal Injury to a Spouse or Cohabitant Domestic violence is a broad term, but Penal Code § 273.5(a) targets one of the most basic and serious forms: willfully inflicting a corporal injury that produces a traumatic condition…
A restraining order—also called a protective or stay‑away order—is a court directive that prohibits a person from contacting or approaching a protected individual. Violating such an order is a crime under California Penal Code § 273.6.
California’s Penal Code § 594 criminalizes any malicious defacement, damage or destruction of another person’s property