by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 2800.3 of the California Vehicle Code defines the criminal act of evading an officer that causes injury or death to others. In order to be convicted of this crime, the following facts need to be proven: a) The accused willfully evaded an officer; b) The flight...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 2800.1 of the California Vehicle Code defines the crime of misdemeanor evasion while Sec 2800.2 of the California Vehicle Code is the crime of felony reckless evasion. The aforementioned laws are related to Sec 148 of the California Penal Code or known as the...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 503 of the California Penal Code defines embezzlement as the unlawful taking of property from another person that has been entrusted to their care. This is also called employee theft and employee fraud. The fact of entrusting the property to another person...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 368 of The California Penal Code defines the following criminal acts as within the purview of what is known as Elder Abuse: a) Physical abuse upon an elderly person, either through the infliction of physical injuries and/or sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment and...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
DUI or driving under the influence is a criminal act in California. Since this is a crime founded on circumstantial evidence, there are many ways that errors can be committed leading to issues with regards to the legality of the arrest. Since this is the case, there...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
DUI or driving under the influence is a criminal offense under California law. This is considered as a priorable offense, which means that punishment increases for every conviction of drunk driving meted out. This priorable period is for a period of ten years from the...