Vista, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Vista, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI
After years of tough on crime legislation filling California prisons beyond capacity, a perfect storm of factors forced California legislators to embark on the greatest modification of sentencing pract...
See Full Guide"Three Strikes" has been the law in California for over a decade. The Three Strikes law is designed "to ensure longer prison sentences and greater punishment for those who commit a felony and have prev...
See Full GuideSome defendants convicted of a felony, whether through a plea or jury verdict, avoid prison by receiving a grant of probation from their sentencing judge. Probation is a conditional release of the conv...
See Full GuideMost people now-a-days have seen a television police drama in which a suspect is read his Miranda rights. Unfortunately, this familiarity has lured some people into a false sense of security when speak...
See Full GuideThe Sixth Amendment guarantees "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to have the assistance of counsel for his defense." This right exists to ensure defendants receive ...
See Full GuideThe Fifth Amendment guarantees "no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." This right is designed to require prosecutors to shoulder the burden of proving their...
See Full GuideBail When a person is arrested for a crime they may be held in jail until a verdict is returned in their case. Oftentimes, this can take months. However, a person may be released pending a possible ...
See Full GuideThe Governor of California has discretion to grant pardons to those convicted in California Courts. A pardon restores "all rights, privileges, and franchises" to those convicted of a felony or misdemea...
See Full GuideFor those people trying to recover from a criminal conviction, an expungement is often an essential step towards rebuilding their lives. An expungement results in the dismissal of the earlier criminal ...
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