Should I File a Complaint Against A Police Officer?
Police officers work as public servants who “guard and serve” society by fighting crime. However, occasionally people have improper interactions with patrol police, detectives, or sheriff’s deputies. For promotion within their department, law enforcement agents rely heavily on the number of arrests that result in prompt convictions. In order to advance within their department, such […]
Should I Talk To The Police Or Detective If I’m Under Investigation?
The most damaging evidence in a criminal case is one’s own incriminating statements to police officers. In fact, if everyone accused of committing a public offense kept silent, more than 50% of the cases in Los Angeles would be dismissed or rejected for lack of evidence. Thus, it’s critical one make no statement to law […]
Can I Reduce My Felony To A Misdemeanor?
In California, a number of crimes are categorized as “wobbler” offenses. Wobblers are crimes that can be charged as either a felony or misdemeanor. The prosecutor holds discretion on whether to charge someone with a felony or misdemeanor. When making that determination, Prosecutors generally look at one’s prior criminal history and/or the severity of the […]
Proposition 47
On November 4, 2014 the California voters passed Proposition 47 (“Prop 47”) downgrading certain enumerated non-violent felonies as misdemeanors under certain conditions. The rational under Prop 47 is to alleviate need of expending judicial resources for non-violent offenders, and apportion the savings into California’s broken public school system. To be clear, Prop 47 allows a […]
