If you are charged with a felony offense in California, you are entitled to a preliminary hearing, which may also be referred to as a probable cause hearing. Although probable cause is routinely found at these hearings and defendants bound over for trial on the charges, they can offer a prepared defendant in certain cases…
A “wobbler” is a criminal offense which allows the prosecutor discretion in choosing to charge the crime as a misdemeanor or felony. A person’s criminal history may be a deciding factor in the prosecutor’s decision. Watch this video to understand how a prosecutor may decide between a misdemeanor or felony. How Does a Prosecutor Decide to Charge a Crime as…
In this post, I will explain great bodily injury which is a penalty enhancement to an existing charge. Let’s get started… But first, watch this video to understand to which types of cases a great bodily injury enhancement can be applied. Definition of Great Bodiy Injury The California Penal Code refers to great bodily injury…
In this post, I will explain exactly how felonies work in the state of California including the legal process, penalties and more. Let’s get started… What Is A Felony? Any crime for which you can be incarcerated for more than a year is considered a felony1, which is how California distinguishes between misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses….
A person who is arrested for a felony offense in California will be thrust into a complicated and often confusing legal process, where the outcome will be uncertain, and the consequences could be very severe. If you are charged with a felony in California, it is important that you understand the process and that you…
Penal Code 215 pc – California’s carjacking law is defined as the felonious taking of a motor vehicle in the possession of another, against his or her will and with the intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person in possession of the motor vehicle of his or her possession, accomplished by means of…
Below I will explain California’s law on offering false evidence which is prosecuted under penal code 132 pc. Definition of Offering False Evidence Every person who upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation whatever, authorized or permitted by law, offers in evidence, as genuine or true, any book, paper, document, record, or other instrument in…
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