by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Under Sec 215 of the California Penal Code, the crime of carjacking is committed when an individual unlawfully takes a motor vehicle from the possession of the driver or passenger through the use of force, coercion or fear. The following are elements of the crime of...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 466 of the California Penal Code penalizes the possession of burglary tools. These tools are as follows: 1) Crowbar; 2) Slim Jim; 3) Picklock; 4) Master Key, either home or vehicle; 5) Screwdriver; 6) Pliers; 7) Ceramic or porcelain spark plug chips or pieces; 8)...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
There are many criminal acts considered as theft in the California Penal Code. The following are the crimes covered under the crime of theft: Secs. 484 and 488 of the California Penal Code. This crime is called petty theft and is committed when property valued below...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Secs 92 and 93 of the California Penal Code falls within the general criminal act called bribery. Specifically, this crime is committed when a judge or juror makes an official decision in a case for money or something else of value. Sec 92 specifically covers bribery...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 165 of the California Penal Code defines bribery as the trade of a public official’s vote in exchange for money or something of value. This law attaches liability to the offeror of the bribe and the public official receiving the bribe. While bribery is a general...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Secs 85 and 86 of the California Penal Code define the crime of bribery as the trade of a legislator of their vote for money or something else of value. This particular law covers elected lawmakers of the California State Senate, the California State Assembly or any...
