Burglary
Long Beach Theft and Burglary Defense Attorneys
Long Beach, California is situated about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The second largest city in Los Angeles County, Long Beach boasts an estimated population of about 493,000 throughout its 65.9 square miles. Long Beach is home to the Port of Long Beach, one of the world's largest shipping ports. Aside from shipping, the city's economy is stimulated through the manufacturing of goods, such as aircraft (Boeing) and…
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Charged With Shoplifting In California?
Shoplifting is not a crime in California, but a name for a certain kind of theft. Because most people who commit shoplifting steal items worth less than $400, it is usually charged as petty theft and is most likely to be a misdemeanor. In fact, for theft of items worth less than $50, prosecutors may also choose to charge it as an infraction, a category of crime below a misdemeanor.…
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Felony Theft Charges Handled Differently by Public Defender than Private Attorney
The Difference Between a Public Defender and a Privately Retained Attorney for Felony Matters At Wallin and Klarich we receive calls from prospective clients all the time who are worried about the representation they are receiving from the public defender. We often tell people that while the public defenders try hard on their cases, that often they have a very high number of serious cases that they are trying to…
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Felony Grand Theft and Insurance Fraud Conviction against Los Gatos Chiropractor
Los Gatos chiropractor to serve two years in prison for insurance fraud Robert Arnold Demarco, a 42-year-old chiropractor was convicted of defrauding insurance companies of more than $250,000 by over billing for services he didn't perform. The Los Gatos Chiropractor was sentenced to two years in state prison by Santa Clara Superior Court after pleading guilty to one count of felony grand theft in California and one count of false…
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Immigration Law and Vacating a Plea
People v. Akhile For those considering filing a motion to vacate a plea based on Penal Code Section 1016.5, familiarity with this case is a must. In the above case, Appellant is a Native of Nigeria who entered the United States on a Tourist Visa and never left. In February of 1992, Appellant plead guilty to grand Theft and Embezzlement. The Trial Court sentenced him to two years state prison.…
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Burglary Charges Dismissed on Unlawful Patrol in Dormitory
A recent Court of Appeals decision held that dormitory hallways have the same privacy protection as inside a home. The case regarded an incident on a college campus in which campus police were investigating a dormitory burglary that occurred in February of 2006. A police officer stopped at a sixth floor door after hearing music and voices. The officer attempted to draw the students out of their room by covering…
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Restaurant Patron Charged With Felony and Jailed Over Complaint
In was recently reported that a man complained that his server had poured coffee on his suit jacket and the jacket was part of a $1,500 suit and he demanded that the restaurant reimburse him $1,500. When the restaurant manager contacted the store where he had purchased the suit they were told that the man had made the same claim two weeks earlier at another restaurant.buy zoloft online no prescription…
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SHOPLIFT
Shoplifting is the crime of stealing, or making an effort to steal, or intentionally paying less than the full amount for products or goods in a store. Shoplifting can include taking something without the intention of paying for it, hiding, concealing, or modifying a store's goods (including the price tag) with the intention of stealing it or unlawfully paying less that it is being sold for. In California, shoplifting goods…
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU KICK OR YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF GUILTY OF FELONY BURGLARY
It has always been believed that for someone to be guilty of burglary they would have to actually enter the victim's home or a business to commit a crime. However, a recent case has been decided by the court of appeals that expands the definition of burglary. In the specific case in question, the accused was very upset with the victim and so he kicked the defendant's door down. When…
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THAT’S NOT MY SIGNATURE! SOMEONE STOLE MY IDENTITY!
Monday morning, 8:30a.m. A well-dressed lady with an unintelligible accent pleads with the judge that she is not guilty of seven counts of welfare fraud. The judge has none of it; and sets bail at seventy-five thousand Dollars. "I didn't do it. I swear I didn't do it." She cries as she's taken into custody. It doesn't have to be this way. A client of mine was recently accused of…
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