Assault & Battery
Los Angeles Murder Conviction Overturned
Judge Throws Out A Nearly 30-year-Old Murder Conviction After Finding Prosecutorial Misconduct. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge tossed out a nearly 30-year-old murder conviction. Judge David S. Wesley found that the prosecutors had violated the defendant's rights and withheld evidence from defense attorneys. In his ruling, Judge Wesley said that attorneys for Adam Miranda should have been told that witness Joe Saucedo had confessed to the killing. Adam…
Read MoreCalifornia Appellate Attorney Proves Self Defense in Homicide Appeals Case
Accidentally firing a weapon is a defense to murder - why hiring an experienced criminal defense firm can save you from prison A recent California appeals case, People v. Villanueva, held that the trial court was mistaken when the trial court failed to instruct the jury that they could find the defendant not guilty based on self-defense. 2008 D.A.R. 18235 (2nd Dist. 2008) Dec. 12 2008 (B202418). Defendant testified that…
Read MoreGang Members Charged in Canoga Park Murder
Why you need an experienced criminal defense attorney. Three Canoga Park men believed to be members of a Latin street gang have been hit with various California murder charges stemming from a December 22, 2008 shooting outside Canoga Park Bowl, a neighborhood bowling alley. Richard Bordelon, 21, Martin Sotelo, 23, and a third 15-year-old suspect are being prosecuted for the shooting and killing of James Shamp, a 48-year-old worker at…
Read MoreCalifornia Murder Charges Filed in New Year’s Day Shooting, Self Defense Plea Expected
Do I Need a Southern California Murder Defense Attorney If I Shot Someone in Self Defense? Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff filed a murder charge against an ex-transit police officer. The charge sprung from the New Year's Day fatal shooting of "an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man." The Alameda County DA filed the rare charge against the ex-officer after community residents and local leaders protested in the two…
Read MoreCalifornia Criminal Defense Attorneys Dismantle Prosecution’s Case
Don't accept the police narrative Recently, one of my clients was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in California. According to the police report, my client stabbed the alleged victim for without provocation and was the apparent aggressor in the case. A few hours after the incident, the alleged victim was in the hospital treating a stab wound to the torso. Cleary, he could have played no role in…
Read MoreCalifornia Supreme Court holds that trial court may not modify material term of plea agreement granting probation without both parties’ consent
It was alleged that on May 29, 2005, Defendant Luis Gregorio Segura inflicted corporal injury upon his spouse, a serious or violent three-strikes felony within the meaning of the "Three Strikes" law. Segura negotiated with the prosecutor a plea of no contest to the present charge in exchange for which a prior conviction allegation for felony battery, also a serious or violent felony within the meaning of the Three Strikes…
Read MoreNewport Beach Murder Suspect Sentenced to Death
29-year-old man sentenced to death for murder of Newport Beach couple A Santa Ana jury Thursday ordered the death penalty for Skylar Deleon who was convicted on October 21, 2008 for the 2004 murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks. The Newport Beach murder took place on their yacht where the couple was allegedly was lashed to the anchor of the yacht and thrown overboard. Deleon was also found guilty of…
Read MoreSan Jose Murder Conviction Nearly 30 Years After the Incident
San Jose rape and murder trial comes to a close as 56-year-old parolee is convicted of a 1979 murder 56-year-old Timothy William Brown was found guilty of raping, beating, and stabbing to death a mother of two in 1979. A Santa Clara County jury closed the 30-year-old case on Thursday September 18, 2008 as they found Brown guilty of the San Jose murder of Virginia Correa, an electronics technician and…
Read MoreMurder Conviction Allows for Parole in 25 Years
19-year-old former University of Arizona student is convicted of first degree murder Galareka Harrison, a 19-year-old former student at the University of Arizona was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday September 19, 2008. Harrison was convicted of murder in the death of her 18-year-old roommate Mia Henderson after she was found guilty of stabbing Henderson 23 times. Harrison was also found guilty of three counts of forgery and one count…
Read MoreCriminal Defense Attorney Private Investigation Leads to Dismissal
It really pays to hire an attorney who will independently investigate your case My case started like a bad dream. One night, after being out all night with my girlfriend, I went over later in the evening to another one of my friend's house to visit him. Little did I know, he was wanted by the police in connection with a shooting incident earlier that evening. After I had been…
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