Blog Posts in July, 2019

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  • Penal Code section 459.5, “Shoplifting,” Violation Results in a Complete Dismissal!
    Penal Code section 459.5, “Shoplifting,” Violation Results in a Complete Dismissal!

    Our office was recently retained to represent a client involved in an incident that resulted in a citation for a violation of Penal Code section 459.5, “Shoplifting,” for a value of approximately ...

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  • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
    NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7

    On July 26, 2019, the California Court of Appeal certified for publication a new appellate opinion analyzing issues pertaining to Penal Code section 1473.7. [1] In 2016, the defendant in People v. ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 484(a) “Petty Theft” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Renegotiated to Penal Code section 490.1 as an Infraction!
    Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 484(a) “Petty Theft” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Renegotiated to Penal Code section 490.1 as an Infraction!

    Recently, in Los Angeles County at the Van Nuys Courthouse our office successfully litigated a Penal Code § 1473.7 motion arguing that our client failed to meaningfully understand the immigration ...

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  • Office Conference Hearing Granted for Our client Charged with Violations of Penal Code Section 647(f), 148(a)(1), and 470(b)!
    Office Conference Hearing Granted for Our client Charged with Violations of Penal Code Section 647(f), 148(a)(1), and 470(b)!

    Our office was recently retained to represent a client involved in an incident that resulted in a citation for violations of Penal Code section 647(f), “Drunk in Public”, 148(a)(1), “Resisting ...

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  • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Granted and Dismissed!
    Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Granted and Dismissed!

    Recently, in Los Angeles County at the Norwalk Courthouse, we successfully litigated a post-conviction motion on behalf of our client. In 1992, our client pled to Health and Safety Code § 11351, ...

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  • Restraining Order Hearing Results in Dismissal!
    Restraining Order Hearing Results in Dismissal!

    Our office was recently retained to represent a client that was served with notice of a hearing for a civil restraining order filed against her. Our client had previously hired our office to represent ...

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