When facing serious criminal charges the location of the prosecution will unfortunately have an effect on the ability to get a positive result including getting a criminal case dismissed, reduced or getting an acquittal from a jury. It is no secret that Los Angeles County is less conservative than Orange or Ventura County. Even within [...]
When arrested in California on criminal charges many defendants’ first call is not to an attorney but rather to a bail bondsman in hopes of getting out of jail immediately. Typically, a bail bonds company in California will require a defendant in custody to come up with 10% of the actual scheduled bail. Even in [...]
Recently, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department exposed a wide and sophisticated burglary ring in Los Angeles where numerous alleged suspects are being investigated for burglarizing hundreds of residences in Los Angeles County. Charges of burglary of a residence whether it be a home, apartment, RV trailer or any other kind of residence can be very serious [...]
In a recent high speed chase through the San Fernando Valley, three suspects were sought on car theft charges. Besides facing criminal charges in Los Angeles for car theft, the three suspects would also be facing charges of felony evading since they led law enforcement on a high speed chase. Grand theft auto charges [...]
Last month celebrity bad boy Andy Dick was arrested for grand theft for allegedly stealing a $1000.00 necklace off a man’s neck. (see http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/08/us-usa-andydick-arrest-idUSKBN0IS0QZ20141108.) With the passing of Prop 47 in California, such theft would still be considered a felony as the value of the property is more than $950.00 making the crime eligible to [...]