by admin | Dec 13, 2017 | Immigration
Undocumented immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and immigrant rights advocates on Wednesday officially opened Dream Act Central, a tent space on Washington’s National Mall that will serve as headquarters for a final push this...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Sex Crimes
Sec 243.4 of the California Penal Code defines two criminal acts, sexual assault and sexual battery, which would be discussed below. The crime of sexual battery is committed when the following facts are proven: • The accused had touched the intimate body parts of...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Practice Areas, Firearms
Sec 12280 of the California Penal Code has instituted a ban on the manufacture, sale, lending and/or possession of assault weapons, Browning machine gun rifles and their like except in very specific circumstances. The crime is committed when the following elements are...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 245(a)(2) of the California Penal Code defines the crime of assault with a firearm. This crime is defined as an unlawful attempt coupled with the present ability to commit a violent injury upon another individual. The special aspect of this crime is the use of a...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws
Sec 245(a)(1) of the California Penal Code states that the crime of assault with a deadly weapon is committed when an individual assaults another and a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the assault. Simply put, there needs to be proof that simple assault was...
