by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms, Theft Crimes
Secs 23221 to 23229 of the California Vehicle Code define the open container laws of the state. The following are the specific laws: • Sec 23221 of the California Vehicle Code is for drinking in a vehicle; • Sec 23222(a) of the California Vehicle Code is for...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Law, Domestic Violence
According to the law, elder abuse is directed at individuals aged 65 years or older. The following provides the basic actions that fall within the purview of elder abuse: 1. Physical abuse, which includes infliction of unjustified pain or suffering on an elderly...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Drug Related Crimes, DUI Los Angeles, Firearms
In the United States, the crime of vehicular manslaughter is committed when a death results from the negligent or reckless operation of a vehicle. This is also committed when a death results from the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony. The victim...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Firearms
When an individual intentionally kills another person without a legal excuse or there is no conscious disregard for human life when the act is committed commits the crime of voluntary manslaughter. Murder is killing another person but this crime is differentiated from...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Drug Related Crimes, DUI Los Angeles, Other Crimes
By itself, driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated is a misdemeanor. This criminal offense though is raised to a felony as described in the case of People vs. Watson: “The requisite culpability for the vehicular manslaughter charged here is...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Drug Related Crimes
The crime of murder is committed when there is an unlawful killing of a human being or a fetus with malice afterthought. This crime is stipulated in Sec 187(a) of the California Penal Code. When a person is killed, it is generally called as a homicide. The gravest...
