Hooman Kazemi

Hooman Kazemi's Legal Cases (124)

Los Angeles, CA

Criminal defense Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime ... +3 more

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Violent crime

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Feb 24, 2010

OUTCOME: Assault with Deadly Weapon Charges Dismissed

Client was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon (PC245(a)(1)), Battery (PC242), and Unlawful Possession of Tear Gas (PC 12403.7). Caught on recorded video using pepper spray and a baton against c ... omplaining witness. Numerous adverse witnesses. Conviction of any of the charges would result in a 10 year ban on owning, using, or possessing a firearm. Client is a registered firearm owner. Negotiated plea for summary probation, community service, and anger management counseling to the charge of Restraining Movement of a Person (PC236) as a misdemeanor, allowing client to avoid any jail time and to escape the firearms prohibition penalty.

DUI and DWI

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Feb 16, 2010

OUTCOME: Checkpoint MJ and Alcohol DUI Charges Dismissed

Client stopped at a DUI checkpoint. Admitted to having a few drinks and smoking 1/2 a gram of marijuana before driving. Officers noted that client's breath smelled like marijuana and alcohol, and num ... erous other objective symptoms of intoxication. Set case for trial and suppression motion. On the day of trial, negotiated plea bargain to dismiss all DUI charges and plead to Public Intoxication (PC647(f)) for two years informal summary probation, participation in a 30-day outpatient drug program of his choice, and attendance at a MADD session and hosptal and morgue visit. Client will suffer no insurance premium increases or points on his driving record!

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Jan 25, 2010

OUTCOME: Counterfeit DVD's Case Dismissed

Client, green card holder, caught in undercover operation selling counterfeit DVD’s after having been served a cease and desist letter from mark holder’s representatives. Charged with three counts of ... PC350(a)(2) - Possession of Counterfeit Goods. Set case for trial and convinced prosecutor to drop the case. Case dismissed in the interests of justice pursuant to PC1385.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Jan 13, 2010

OUTCOME: Negotiated NO Lifetime Sex Offender Registration

Client, a tailor, charged with sexual battery for digitally penetrating a customer in the course of taking measurements to tailor a dress. Customer immediately made report to school psychologist polic ... e, who referred to police and had sexual abuse exam performed. Charge carries mandatory PC290 (sex offender) registration. Negotiated plea to Lewd Conduct (PC647(a)) for informal/unsupervised probation, community work, and attendance at therapy sessions. Client NOT required to register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Jan 05, 2010

OUTCOME: False ID and Minor in Possession Case Dismissed

Client caught in liquor store parking lot having just purchased a bottle of Tequila using a fake ID ( charged with PC529.5, VC13400, BP25661, and BP25662). Client admitted. Client was 18 years old, l ... eaving for college in New York. Appeared for client while she was in New York and negotiated completion of attendance at 15 Alcoholics Anonymous sessions for a dismissal of the case in the interests of justice pursuant to PC1385. Client was spared from mandatory minimum fines on the alcohol possession charges totalling thousands of dollars.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Jan 05, 2010

OUTCOME: Fake ID Case Dismissed

Client, 19 year old UCLA undergraduate student, found with fake ID (VC13400) and under the influence of alcohol outside of a bar at UCLA. Negotiated completion of attendance at 15 Alcoholics Anonymo ... us sessions for a dismissal in the interests of justice pursuant to PC1385.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Dec 29, 2009

OUTCOME: Misdemeanor Charges Dismissed, Plea to Infraction

Client and two co-defendant friends broke into an abandoned fire station using a fire extinguisher and video-taped themselves breaking things. Entry witnessed by neighbor, who called 911. Charged wit ... h Vandalism (PC594(a)) and Trespassing with the Intent to Damage Property (PC602(k)). Client had enlisted in Marines, was an 18 year old high school graduate. Couldn’t be on probation or convicted to ensure successful enlistment. Negotiated plea to Disturbing the Peace (PC415) as an infraction with no fine in exchange for 2 days community labor, saving client criminal conviction and allowing enlistment.

DUI and DWI

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Dec 29, 2009

OUTCOME: Driving on DUI Suspended License Dismissed

Client's driver license was suspended in 2008 due to a DUI conviction. Client was charged in 2009 with driving on a license that was suspened because of a DUI (VC14601.2), which carries a minimum 10 d ... ays in jail for a first offense. Client still on probation for 2008 DUI. Convinced prosecutor to dismiss the misdemeanor driving on a suspended license and let client plead to an infraction for driving without a license (VC12500) for a $100 fine. Probation was reinstated without any additional penalties.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Dec 29, 2009

OUTCOME: Driving on a Suspended License Charge Dismissed

Client drove on a suspended license (VC14601.1). I had client go and re-take driving test and clear outstanding juvenile tickets that caused suspension. I continued case for over a year to allow cl ... ient time to play off tickets and pass driving test. Then negotiated plea bargain to driving without a license (VC12500) as an infraction, for no fine or community service.

Criminal defense

People v. Anonymous Defendant

Dec 15, 2009

OUTCOME: Unlicensed Erotic Massage Charges Dismissed

Client caught in undercover sting offering a 90 minute erotic massage for $400. Client initially charged with operating as masseuse without a city permit. Upon the filing of a defense motion to dis ... miss, the prosecutor dismissed the charge and added a charge for advertising an unlicensed off-premises massage business. A new defense motion to dismiss was heard by the judge and denied. At the next hearing a plea to an infraction was negotiated in exchange for 8 days of community labor, sparing client's record from a criminal conviction.

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