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  • Client with a Prior Felony Conviction Charged with Attempted Murder, Violation of Penal Code Sections 664/187(a), for Shooting at Another Man - Facing 19 Years In Prison, Case resolved for 6 Years of Prison!
    Client with a Prior Felony Conviction Charged with Attempted Murder, Violation of Penal Code Sections 664/187(a), for Shooting at Another Man - Facing 19 Years In Prison, Case resolved for 6 Years of Prison!

    Recently, at the Long Beach Courthouse in Los Angeles County, attorney Steve Escovar represented a client, a felon, who was charged with one Count of Attempted Murder in violation of Penal Code ...

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  • Felony Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury-Penal Code section 245(a)(4)-Informal Diversion Granted!
    Felony Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury-Penal Code section 245(a)(4)-Informal Diversion Granted!

    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 ...

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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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  • Attempted Murder  Life Sentence Exposure reduced to Criminal Threats with 16-month sentence in Riverside County
    Attempted Murder Life Sentence Exposure reduced to Criminal Threats with 16-month sentence in Riverside County

    Recently, in Riverside Superior Court, we represented a client who was charged with attempted murder under Penal Code section 664/187(a), Penal Code section 273.5(a), Penal Code section 12022(b)(1), ...

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  • Felony Penal Code section 211 “Robbery” Charges Completely Dismissed Prior to the Preliminary Hearing!
    Felony Penal Code section 211 “Robbery” Charges Completely Dismissed Prior to the Preliminary Hearing!

    When our client first hired our office he had been arrested and charged with violating Penal Code section 211, “Robbery.” It was alleged that our client and a co-defendant went to a 7-11 liquor store ...

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  • Amazing Result Obtained for Client Facing a Life Sentence! Client Charged with Attempted Murder (Penal Code section 664/187) and Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Penal Code section 245(a)(1)) and Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury (Penal C
    Amazing Result Obtained for Client Facing a Life Sentence! Client Charged with Attempted Murder (Penal Code section 664/187) and Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Penal Code section 245(a)(1)) and Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury (Penal C

    It was alleged that our client and two to three co-suspects were involved in a verbal altercation at a Starbucks with a Starbucks employee. It was further alleged that later that same day our client ...

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