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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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  • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of a Health and Safety Code § 11550(a), “Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance” Offense! Charged Vacated and Completely Dismissed!
    Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of a Health and Safety Code § 11550(a), “Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance” Offense! Charged Vacated and Completely Dismissed!

    Our client was convicted in 1996 of violating Health and Safety Code section 11550(a), “Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance.” Our client hired our office to seek post-conviction relief on ...

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  • No Filing on a Penal Code section 246.3(a), “Gross Negligent Discharge of a Firearm” Offense - Arrest Record Completely Sealed!
    No Filing on a Penal Code section 246.3(a), “Gross Negligent Discharge of a Firearm” Offense - Arrest Record Completely Sealed!

    Our client was originally arrested for a violation of Penal Code section 246.3(a), “Gross Negligent Discharge of a Firearm” offense. Our office began our representation by providing the prosecution ...

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