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California Penal Code § 488. Theft in other cases is petty theft. Shoplifting is a petty theft crime because a majority of the items stolen from a convenience store are valued under $950. Petty theft is the sister crime of grand theft and falls under the umbrella of...
California Vehile Code § 10851 (a). Any person who drives or takes a vehicle not his or her own, without the consent of the owner thereof, and with intent either to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner thereof of his or her title to or possession of the...
California Health and Safety Code § 11350 (a). Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who possesses (1) any controlled substance specified in subdivision (b) or (c), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, specified in paragraph...
Marijuana, or cannabis, is a legitimate drug that has proven medical benefits. It has assisted patients with chronic pain and has helped patients eat when they do not have the appetite to do so. Despite these benefits, it has been a punchline for comedians and a...
Have you or a loved one already been convicted of a crime? We can still help! We have experience in all aspects of post-conviction criminal law including Expungements, Certificates of Rehabilitation, Habeas Corpus Petitions, Parole Hearings, and Prisoner's Rights...
Hospital bills after an accident For most people who are injured in an accident, fretting over the medical bills is the furthest thing from their minds. But eventually, it becomes something that the injured must confront. It is common knowledge that medical bills are...
You are being tracked In a report released last week, the ACLU describes in chilling detail the rapidly expanding law enforcement use of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) systems nationwide. Originally designed to automatically scan surrounding vehicle plates...
Street gangs Criminal street gangs represent a serious problem for police departments all across California. While the numbers vary widely, FBI estimates rank Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties as first and third in the nation respectively for numbers of gangs...
DNA testing under the microscope With the proliferation of CSI type crime dramas over the last few years, many people from Juries to the lay public have come to assume that DNA testing is a quick and foolproof way of proving the guilt or innocence of a criminal...
In July of 2010, six-week old Mia Chavez was taken to an L.A. emergency room with a worsening cough. Her doctor, believing that the cough was a symptom of the common cold, sent Mia home with antibiotics. A week later the infant died during her second visit to the ER;...
