by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Law
This is a sentencing scheme adding significant penalties to the prison sentences for repeat offenders convicted of felonies. Its purpose is to ensure longer prison sentences and greater punishment for those who commit a felony and were previously convicted of serious...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Domestic Violence, Vehicular Crimes, Violent Crimes
Sec 646.9 of the California Penal Code defines stalking is the commission of acts that harass or threaten another person to the point where the victim fears for their safety or the safety of their family. This crime is often associated with the following criminal acts...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Sex Crimes, Violent Crimes
Sec 286 of the California Penal Code penalizes the unlawful acts of sodomy and this is done through forcing someone to have sodomy against their will or perform acts of sodomy involving minor children. Sodomy is sexual contact that takes place when there is...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Theft Crimes
Secs 484 and 488 of the California Penal Code define theft as the unlawful taking of another individual’s property. Before, the two were considered as two separate and distinct offenses but now it has been joined under one umbrella theft case. Petty theft would be...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Theft Crimes
Sec 211 of the California Penal Code defines the crime of robbery as the unlawful taking of the property of another from another’s possession or immediate presence against their person’s will through the use of force or threats with the intention of depriving the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law, Firearms, Other Crimes, Sex Crimes
Sec 290 of the California Penal Code penalizes a criminal convict of failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. The following are the elements of the crime: • The offender was convicted of one of the California sex crimes under Sec 290 of the...
