Criminal Defense

What you say and how you act when police stop you can follow you during the entire criminal investigation and prosecution. Do not expect that police will be fair or concerned about your rights. They are legally allowed to lie, intimidate, and bluff in these...

If you have been arrested and are in police custody, it makes sense that law enforcement officials will want to interrogate you to get as much information as they can regarding the alleged crime. However, when you are facing this kind of questioning, it is very easy...

Most serious criminal offenses involve acts of physical violence. However, others involve no physical contact act all, with words or behavior constituting the substance of the crime. Stalking is perhaps the most well-known crime in this later category. The elements of...

Criminal defendants have the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial which forces the government to prove their case in court beyond a reasonable doubt. But only 5,242 of the 568,408 criminal cases resolved in California in 2019 were decided by a jury trial according to...

Domestic violence charges can significantly impact those accused of it. Because domestic violence can impact everyone touched by it, it is important for those accused of domestic violence to know about the legal resources available to help them through domestic...

With the prevalence of online commerce and the many ways in which we use the internet for financial transactions, a lot of interest and media coverage is often focused on this type of alleged identity theft. However, prosecutors may choose to charge someone with...

The first concern for most people in California who are arrested and charged with a crime is that they may face jail time. For felony offenses, there is even the prospect of significant prison time. Although being deprived of your freedom is obviously the most...

Embezzlement laws penalize people who unlawfully retain property that is entrusted to them. In California, embezzlement is a property crime. It requires a fiduciary relationship between the person to whom the property was entrusted and the victim. This means that he...

If you have decided to take your criminal case to trial in California, you have likely decided that you have a chance to “beat the case” and avoid a conviction. This is a calculated decision that almost all criminal defendants must reach: Is the prosecution’s case...