by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Crimes of Violence, Criminal Articles, Criminal Law, Other Crimes
Sec 209.5 of the California Penal Code punishes the commission of kidnapping during the course of carjacking. This crime is essentially moving another person without the person’s consent through the use of force or fear upon the victim or the immediate family. This is...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Articles
Sec 20 of the California Vehicle Code specifically states that “it is unlawful to use a false or fictitious name or to knowingly make any false statement or knowingly conceal any material fact in any document filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles or the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Articles
Sec 31 of the California Vehicle Code stipulates that “No person shall give, either orally or in writing, information to a peace officer while in the performance of his duties under the provisions of this Code when such person knows that the information is false.”...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Articles
False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another person through restraint, confinement or detention without their consent. This provision though is much more specific in nature with greater penalties. Sec 210.5 of the California Penal...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal Articles, Criminal laws
Sec 236 of the California Penal Code specifically prohibits the wrongful restraint, confinement or detention of another person without their consent. This commonly is known as “false imprisonment”. This does not mean that the individual would need to be in jail to...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Articles
Imprisonment in California is under the control and supervision of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. As of 2007, there are 170,588 inmates currently in the California State Prison System. After conviction has been found and sentence has been...
