Assault & Battery
California Domestic Violence: What You Need to Know Part 2
Why You Need a Skilled Criminal Defense Attorney In a previous article, California Penal Code § 243(e)(1), or "simple domestic battery," was discussed as one of the ways in which a person can be prosecuted for domestic violence in California. There are three ways someone can be prosecuted for domestic violence under California's domestic violence laws and this article explains the remaining factors. California Penal Code § 273.5, or "willful…
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California Domestic Violence: What You Need to Know Part I
Why You Need an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney There are three ways someone can be prosecuted for domestic violence under California's domestic violence laws. First, there is Penal Code § 243(e)(1), which is simple domestic battery. Second, there is Penal Code § 273.5, which is defined as willful infliction of corporal injury. Finally, there is Penal Code § 243(d), which is aggravated battery. In addition, if the type of violence…
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Domestic Violence and Victim Restitution
Why You Need to Protect Yourself Even After Disposition by Hiring an Experienced Domestic Violence Attorney If you are facing California criminal charges of domestic violence, it is important to know that there is more to your case than simply the sentence imposed by the court. After a finding of guilty or no contest, the court may then impose additional restitution in an effort to compensate the victim for his…
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Chris Brown to Face Rihanna In Court: He’ll Be Sure to Have an Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney
The website reported in an article on May 28, 2009 that prosecutors will be calling Rihanna, 21, as one of the witnesses at a preliminary hearing against R & B singer Chris Brown, 19, who faces assault charges. Rihanna's lawyer, Daonald Etra, told new reporters that prosecutors have informed him that Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, will be receiving a subpoena to testify in June. The preliminary…
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Challenging the Justification for a Protective Order On the Basis of Insufficient Evidence
The issue in People v. Ponce circulated around jurisdictional validity of the trial court's decision to issue a three-year protective order during sentencing. At defendant Ponce's sentencing hearing, the prosecutor requested the court to issue a protective order for Lucero. He did not make an offer of proof or explain the reason for this request. The court granted this request and signed a criminal protective order using Judicial Council form…
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California Child Abuse Central Index: Are You on the List?
How Can I Find Out if My Name is Listed on the Child Abuse Registry Under the Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act, California must maintain a registry of actual and suspected child abusers. This registry is known as The Child Abuse Central Index: aka CACI. CACI presently contains 800,000 plus names, and is plagued with many procedural problems that have caused widespread constitutional violations. One of the reasons that CACI…
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Costa Mesa Divorce & Family Law Attorneys
Costa Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. Its reported population was 113,143 in 2005. Costa Mesa was once a semi-rural family community that has become a suburban city. The city's economy depends heavily on commerce, some manufacturing, but mostly on retail, with the single largest shopping center at South Coast Plaza. Out of 39,206 households, twenty-nine percent had children under the age of 18 living with them…
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Domestic Violence and Physical Abuse: Do I Need a Criminal Defense Attorney Now?
Physical abuse is the type of abuse most people think of when they think of domestic violence. Under California law, "abuse" can be intentionally or recklessly injuring someone, trying to injure someone, or putting someone in reasonable fear of immediate injury. This might be charged as an assault in California if the conflict is between people with no special relationship. However, domestic abuse will likely be charged if you are…
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California Domestic Violence Defense Attorney – Where to Find One
I AM ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHERE DO I FIND A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENSE ATTORNEY? One of the most notorious penalties for a domestic violence conviction is mandatory counseling. If you are granted probation after a domestic violence conviction, the court must order you to at least a year of a "batterer's program," which means weekly classes of at least two hours each. These programs are designed to stop future…
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San Bernardino County Child Support and Family Law Attorneys
San Bernardino County, California is an enormous county in Southern California. It is the largest county in the nation by land area, aside from several districts of Alaska, and is larger than nine U.S. states. San Bernardino County stretches from the urban sprawl of the Greater Los Angeles Area, over the San Bernardino Mountains, through the Mojave Desert, to the Nevada and Arizona borders and Colorado River. The San Bernardino…
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