by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
There is a specific remedy that individuals can avail of that had been previously convicted of misdemeanors and some felonies in the state of California. This special avenue is called expungement and it is the legal process of setting aside an individual’s final...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Process
The crime of making criminal threats is committed when an individual verbally or through actions poses a threat of immediate harm upon another resulting in fear to be instilled upon the victim. Sec 422 of the California Penal Code stipulates that these acts are...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Process
In the criminal justice system of California, there are many types of hearings to determine the guilt or innocence of an accused charged with an offense. These are as follows, together with a brief description of the goings-on during the hearing. a) Arraignment. This...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Process
The final stage of criminal proceedings in California is called the sentencing hearing. After being arrested, arraigned, undergo pre-trial, preliminary hearing and the trial by jury, the final stage is imposing the appropriate penalties for the crime. The following...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Process
When the charges made against the accused amounts to a felony offense, then it is mandatory that the court with jurisdiction over the case conduct a preliminary hearing. This is also called a probably cause hearing and is done to determine if there is sufficient...
