by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Process
The first court proceeding an individual accused of committing a crime would be arraignment. This is a procedural matter where the charges leveled against the accused are read out in open court. In this process, the court would ask the accused to enter a plea of...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Under Sec 272 of the California Penal Code defines the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor as follows: a) The commission of an act or failure to perform a duty; b) That causes a minor or a person under eighteen years of age to become or remain: a. A...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 166 of the California Penal Code criminalizes any behavior that is deemed disrespectful to the court process. This crime is called contempt of court and the examples are as follows: a) Excessively loud or belligerent acts; b) Refusal to be sworn in as a witness...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 182 of the California Penal Code defines the crime of criminal conspiracy as the agreement of two or more people to commit a crime and one of the people who had agreed performed an overt act in furtherance of that criminal agreement. Any individual member of the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
The act of sexual exploitation of a child is criminalized under Sec 311 of the California Penal Code. There are two ways that this crime is committed, one through child pornography or through sexual battery of a child. Both these acts are prosecuted as felony offenses...
