Criminal Appeals
Is Sentence Modification or Reduction Possible for Me?
Our experienced criminal defense lawyers in California frequently are contacted by family members of individuals who have plead guilty to a crime and been sentenced to serve time in state prison. These concerned family members want to know whether we can take their loved ones case back to court and ask the judge to modify the sentence or reduce the sentence. In most cases, the judge that sentenced the defendant…
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Beverly Hills Criminal and DUI Defense Lawyers
Beverly Hills, CA is a city located in western Los Angeles County. Home to multi-million dollar homes and retail outlets that cater exclusively to the rich and affluent, Beverly Hills is as famous for its high-priced sales boutiques as it is its high-powered Hollywood clientele. In an area where extravagance and luxury are the norm, the residents of Beverly Hills can consider themselves amongst the richest in all of the…
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Criminal Defense Attorneys to Revise Filing Motions to Suppress Evidence in Light of Supreme Court Ruling
Previously, we discussed how the Supreme Court's Heller opinion might impact upon specific pieces of legislation that might impinge upon the individual right to "keep and bear arms." In this final installment, we discuss how the Court's opinion might impact certain law enforcement practices. Specifically, we begin with this concluding observation by the majority opinion in Heller: "We know of no other enumerated constitutional right whose core protection has been…
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All Criminal Defendants, Including Illegal Aliens, Deserve Fair Treatment
Judges must treat all persons who come before them with respect and cannot treat aliens accused of crimes more harshly than others A recent article reported that a judge was censured for his unfair treatment of illegal aliens who came before him. It is a fundamental right of all persons who are accused of a crime to be treated fairly, regardless of their race, religion or immigration status. A person…
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Consult a Criminal Defense Lawyer Before Accepting Police Informant “Deal”
A recent death of a young female college student makes clear that agreeing to work with the police in exchange for some possible leniency in your criminal case can have deadly consequences. A young woman in her 2nd year of college was found in possession of marijuana. The police told her that if she "worked with them" they would recommend to the District Attorney to dismiss charges against her. She…
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Your California Criminal Defense Attorney and Alternative Sentencing
Some of the clients that retain our law firm have in fact committed the crimes for which they are accused. These clients hire our services because they know that our Los Angeles criminal defense law firm has over thirty years of experience in knowing how to get the best possible result in their case, even when both our clients and our law firm realize that they have committed a criminal…
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Prevent the District Attorneys from Discovering Your Secrets and Strategies by Hiring Smart and Creative Lawyers
There are serious battles being fought in the field of criminal law as we speak, and most of California is completely unaware of what is happening. This battle is waging especially strong in San Diego, where Wallin & Klarich attorneys are on the front lines. The battle is between criminal defense lawyers who are committed to representing their clients to the fullest extent, and district attorneys. Recently in San Diego,…
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US Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction
Today, the US Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction and ruled the introduction of the victim's prior reports of domestic violence to the police violated the defendant's right to confront and cross-examine his accusers. The prosecutor in the case of Giles v. California introduced a police officer's report wherein the victim said the defendant threatened to kill her on a prior occasion. In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court…
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Attorney Client Privilege Under Attack
Those attorneys involved in defending persons accused of committing crimes would no doubt agree that no judge, legislator, governor, or president ever lost his or her job for advocating laws that erode the rights of those accused of committing a crime but, indeed the trend is quite the opposite. How often don't you hear of someone riding to victory in a local or national election on a "tough on crime"…
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Some Crimes Cannot be Reduced to Misdemeanors
This point was made clear in a recent decision by the California Court of Appeal in People v. Mauch. In that case, the Defendant was convicted of cultivation of marijuana, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11358. That statute provides that anyone found guilty of cultivation of marijuana shall be "punished by imprisonment in the state prison." The trial court, in reducing the Defendant's conviction to a misdemeanor,…
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