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  • Vacated per Penal Code section 1473.7 and dismissed per Penal Code section 1385, Health and Safety code section 11360 (Transportation for sale of Marijuana) and the other for a violation of Health and Safety code section 11359 (Possession of Marijuana for
    Vacated per Penal Code section 1473.7 and dismissed per Penal Code section 1385, Health and Safety code section 11360 (Transportation for sale of Marijuana) and the other for a violation of Health and Safety code section 11359 (Possession of Marijuana for

    In the Santa Ana Superior Court, attorney Steve Escovar successfully litigated a motion to vacate per Penal Code section 1473.7. The client had previously suffered two felony convictions. One for a ...

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  • What is a Motion to Seal Under Penal Code Section 851.91
    What is a Motion to Seal Under Penal Code Section 851.91

    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, ...

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  • Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7(e)(2)- Health and Safety Code § 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Originally a Felony Offense- Which had been diverted under, Deferred Entry of Judgment-Penal Code §1000
    Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7(e)(2)- Health and Safety Code § 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Originally a Felony Offense- Which had been diverted under, Deferred Entry of Judgment-Penal Code §1000

    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 ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence and Penal Code § 273(a) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offenses Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charges Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385, “In the Interest of Justice”. R
    Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence and Penal Code § 273(a) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offenses Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charges Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385, “In the Interest of Justice”. R

    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 ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 261.5(c)- “Any Person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” - Vacated Per Penal Code section 1473.7 and Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1382
    Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 261.5(c)- “Any Person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” - Vacated Per Penal Code section 1473.7 and Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1382

    In the Clara Shortridge Foltz Courthouse, Attorney Steve Escovar recently won a Penal Code section 1473.7 motion to vacate a conviction. The matter was a 1999 conviction for violating Penal Code ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of violating Health and Safety Code § 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale”. Charged, Vacated and Completely Dismissed!
    Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of violating Health and Safety Code § 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale”. Charged, Vacated and Completely Dismissed!

    Our client was convicted in San Luis Obispo County in 2006 for violating Health and Safety Code section 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale.” Due to the fact that he was a non-citizen of ...

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