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Statewide Traffic Tickets / Infractions Amnesty Program	September 30, 2015/in Criminal Defense /by adminIf you are buried in traffic fines debt, you may qualify for The Statewide Traffic Tickets/Infraction Amnesty Program which will become effective tomorrow October 1st through March 31, 2017.
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admin2015-09-30 16:00:012015-09-30 16:00:01Statewide Traffic Tickets / Infractions Amnesty Program	House Being Foreclosed ? Can I pay what I owe ?	June 24, 2015/in Real Estate /by admin
admin2015-06-24 10:58:002015-06-24 10:58:00House Being Foreclosed ? Can I pay what I owe ?	Injured in a store or in a business ?	June 22, 2015/in Personal Injury /by adminAs a general rule in California, an individual or an entity does not have a duty to come to the aid of of a person who is sick or injured. However in California, there is a “special relationship” doctrine which may require a business to come to your aid if you are sick or injured on their premises. Companies such as trucks, buses, taxicabs, and hotels all owe us a duty to take reasonable action to protect us from the risk of physical harm and to give first aid after they become aware we are sick or injured, until we can be cared for by others. If you have become sick or injured in a store, the store has a common law duty of “reasonable care”. What is “reasonable care”? That is the million dollar question. Recently the California Supreme Court in Verdugo v. Target (2014) 59 Cal.4th 312 stated that target was not required to provide and equip its stores with an AED (Automatic external defibrillator) in case a patron had a heart attack. The court reasoned that the burden placed upon target to provide this life saving device was to great in relationship to the potential risk of a person having a heart attack in a target store. Business owners are going to try and use this case to limit their duty of “reasonable care” that they owe you. If you have been injured in a business and you believe you were not provided “reasonable care” contact us and we will investigate to see if the business complied with the duty they owe you.
admin2015-06-22 10:16:382015-06-22 10:16:38Injured in a store or in a business ?	Haven’t Paid That Traffic Ticket ?	April 20, 2015/in Criminal Defense /by admin“Well over 4 million Californians have had their licenses revoked because they failed to pay traffic fines or appear in court, DMV records show.”
admin2015-04-20 11:11:112015-04-20 14:26:25Haven't Paid That Traffic Ticket ?	How can my child be charged in adult criminal court ?	March 27, 2015/in Juvenile /by adminCriminal charges against a child as young as 14 years old may be directly filed in adult criminal court thus bypassing the Juvenile Justice system altogether.
admin2015-03-27 13:36:302015-03-27 13:36:30How can my child be charged in adult criminal court ?	Sealing Your Juvenile Record – Update	December 19, 2014/in Juvenile /by adminBeginning in 2015 – New Law Authorizing Automatic Sealing of Juvenile Records
As discussed in our previous blog on Sealing Your Juvenile Records, existing law already allows for the sealing of non-violent juvenile records, but requires a petition to the court in order to initiate the process. Beginning on January 1, 2015, Senate Bill 1038 which is codified in Welfare & Institutions Code section 786 will provide automatic sealing of juvenile records in cases where the minor successfully completes all court-imposed sanctions.
786. If the minor satisfactorily completes (a) an informal program of supervision pursuant to Section 654.2, (b) probation under Section 725, or (c) a term of probation for any offense not listed in subdivision (b) of Section 707, the court shall order the petition dismissed, and the arrest upon which the judgment was deferred shall be deemed not to have occurred. The court shall order all records pertaining to that dismissed petition in the custody of the juvenile court, except that the prosecuting attorney and the probation department of any county shall have access to these records after they are sealed for the limited purpose of determining whether the minor is eligible for deferred entry of judgment pursuant to Section 790. The court may access a file that has been sealed pursuant to this section for the limited purpose of verifying the prior jurisdictional status of a ward who is petitioning the court to resume its jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 388. This access shall not be deemed an unsealing of the record and shall not require notice to any other entity.
admin2014-12-19 13:05:282014-12-19 13:05:28Sealing Your Juvenile Record - Update	Check out our latest blog on proposition 47	November 6, 2014/in Criminal Defense /by adminWhat Changes to Criminal Law And Procedure Did Proposition 47 Bring About?
California voters approved Proposition 47. The changes enacted by this measure are effective as of November 5, 2014 (Cal Const. Art. 2, Sec. 10.) Numerous drug and theft-related crimes that were previously felonies or “wobblers” are now misdemeanors, unless committed by “Prop 47 Ineligible” criminals – namely, 290(c) registrants, and those with a prior for the very serious crimes listed in Penal Code §667(e)(2)(c)(iv) – such as homicide offenses and crimes punishable by death or by life in prison.
In addition to these reductions, Prop 47 also enacted new Penal Code §1170.18, which sets forth procedures for those previously convicted and sentenced for a felony that is now a misdemeanor under this proposition to petition for resentencing under the misdemeanor provisions. Unless a court determines that the person poses an “unreasonable risk” of committing one of the crimes listed in Penal Code §667(e)(2)(c)(iv), the petitioner will get resentenced, and his/her conviction will be deemed a misdemeanor for all purposes, except possessing firearms.
Except as to “Prop 47 Ineligible” individuals, the following are now misdemeanors:
Theft Related Crimes:
PC §459.5 – The new misdemeanor crime of “shoplifting” is entering a commercial establishment, during business hours, with the intent to steal, where the value does not exceed $950. “Shoplifting” as defined may not be charged as theft or burglary.
PC §473(b) – Forgery of checks and related instruments of not more than $950.
PC §476a – Non Sufficient Fund (NSF) checks totaling not more than $950 (unless 3 or more specified priors).
PC §490.2 – Grand theft (any form) not more than $950.
PC §496(a) – Receiving/Concealing stolen property not more than $950.
PC §666 – “Wobbler” “petty theft with a prior” applies only to “Prop 47 Ineligible” defendants with specified priors, and certain elder abusers. For all other defendants, petty thefts are misdemeanors, regardless of the number of priors.
H&S §11350 – Simple possession of heroin, cocaine, and other listed controlled substances.
H&S § 11357(a) – Simple possession of concentrated cannabis.
H&S §11377 – Simple possession of methamphetamine, ecstasy, GHB, and other listed controlled substances.
If you have any questions or would like to petition the court for resentencing, please call us at (805) 330-1529.
admin2014-11-06 11:55:482014-11-06 11:55:48Check out our latest blog on proposition 47	Temporary Home Loan Modifications May be Binding	October 27, 2014/in Real Estate /by adminAre you on a Temporary Home Loan Modification ? The California Court of Appeals for the First District holds that a temporary loan modification may be binding on the lender and allows the case to go to trial on the issues of breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. What this means is a plaintiff who sues a lender for breach of contract and misrepresentation, for the lenders failure to make a temporary loan modification permanent where the plaintiff complied with the trial loan modification under HAMP, at least gets a chance to go in front of a jury. This case joins a growing body of cases in California that support homeowners ability to at least have their cases heard before a jury. Rufini v. CitiMortage, Inc. 227 Cal.App4th 299
admin2014-10-27 12:12:512014-10-27 12:12:51Temporary Home Loan Modifications May be Binding	Prosecutor Misconduct During Trial	October 2, 2014/in Criminal Defense /by adminDoes Your Criminal Case Get Dismissed When The Prosecution Deliberately Withholds Exculpatory Evidence ?
What happens when your defense team learns during trial that the Prosecutor deliberately withheld exculpatory evidence that they have a legal duty to disclose? Under current law, the judge might grant a brief continuance to allow the defense to look into the evidence, can hold the prosecutor in contempt, and can also mention the lapse to the jury.
AB 885, which was cleared by both houses, would have changed the current law to require the judge to tell the jurors the evidence was intentionally withheld and that they can consider the non-disclosure as a possible sign that the prosecution was unable to prove its case. This bill was introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Fransisco stating “We need this bill to stop the few prosecutors whose zeal for convictions lead them to cut corners of Justice.”
This Bill was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown stating “Prosecutorial misconduct should never be tolerated” But he said AB 855 “would be a sharp departure from the current practice… Under current law, judges have a array of remedies at their disposal if a discovery violation comes to light during trial.”
admin2014-10-02 10:10:232014-10-02 10:10:23Prosecutor Misconduct During Trial	Breaking News In Criminal Law	October 1, 2014/in Criminal Defense /by adminBreaking news in Criminal Law … The Governor signs AB 2492, a bill that eliminates the 90 day mandatory minimum sentence on H&S 11550’s.
This bill goes into effect on January 1, 2015. The bill does provide that if a person has suffered two prior 11550 convictions in the previous 7 years, the person faces a 180 day minimum, unless that person enters and completes a drug rehab program.
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