Blog Posts in 2023

Per California Penal Code section 1001.95, at the judge’s discretion, and over the objection of a prosecuting agency, a judge can offer diversion to a defendant on most but not all misdemeanor ...

Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person who has suffered an arrest that did not result in a conviction may petition to the court to have his or her arrest and related records sealed. In other words, ...

Felony Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury-Penal Code section 245(a)(4)-Informal Diversion Granted! Recently, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Courthouse in Los Angeles, we ...

Recently, in Los Angeles County at the San Fernando Courthouse, our office was successful in litigating a Penal Code section 1473.7 motion arguing that our client did not meaningfully understand and ...

Attorney Steve Escovar recently succeeded in achieving post-conviction relief by way of a Penal Code § 1473.7 motion to overturn our client's 2013 convictions for “Domestic Violence” and "Child ...

Our client recently hired our office to attempt to seek post-conviction relief (i.e., Seal his Record of Arrest) on the criminal case that he had been convicted of in 1991. Earlier this year, we were ...