by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Fraud
Forgery is a kind of fraud that has both a “white collar” and “theft” characteristics. Many think this is simply affixing the signature of another but there are greater implications to this. This crime is committed when an individual intends to commit a fraud through...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms
Secs. 12500 to 12728 of the California Health and Safety Code provide the specific laws regarding the manufacture, use, delivery, distribution and sale of illegal fireworks. Fireworks are defined as any device that contains chemical elements and chemical compounds...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms
Sections 12070 and 12071 of the California Penal Code prohibit the sale, lease or transfer of firearms without the valid license to do so. The imposable penalty would be six (6) months in a county prison facility and payment of a maximum fine of $1,000 for every...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms
When an individual is on “open carry”, the individual is carrying the firearm in plain sight. While there is no law that allows the practice of carrying firearms in this manner, there is no law that prohibits the same. Thus, open carrying is subject to certain...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms
Sec 12020 of the California Penal Code prohibits the manufacture, sale and/or possession of certain firearms, explosives or other weapons, such as nunchakus, brass knuckles, short barreled shotguns, dirks and daggers. This law punishes two different crimes, namely the...
