Los Angeles criminal defendant fled a Long Beach courthouse at a hearing wherein he was told he was facing charges of aggravated mayhem which could lead to a 15 years to life prison sentence in a California State prison. Abel Munguia was in court on a hearing while out of custody on bail facing assault with [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes the mistakes made many years ago have a lasting impact. A criminal record from 20 years ago can come back to haunt. Recently our office prevailed in representing an individual who was charged with violating California Penal Code 29800 commonly referred to as ex-con in possession of a gun or firearm. One of the [...]
Recently a former Los Angeles teachers assistant was arrested for sexual battery on a student. On Wednesday, Pil Mendez was arrested on one charge of sexual battery and three counts of molesting or annoying an underage girl. It is claimed that Mr. Mendez on multiple occasions made sexual comments and inappropriately touched a female student. [...]