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  • 2026
    • August
      • Drinking in Public Bench Warrant Recalled and Dismissed
    • February
      • Conviction Vacated Over the District Attorney's Objection
      • Sex Crime Vacated!
    • January
      • THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULT! VACATED AND DISMISSED HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 11351.5- POSSSESION OF COCAINE FOR SALE CASE
      • Federal Drug Trafficking Offense, Mitigated Sentence!
      • Felony Penal Code Section 524 – Attempted Extortion and Misdemeanor Penal Code Section 422 – Criminal Threats, Vacated, Dismisse
      • Domestic Violence Charges Completely Dismissed! Informal Diversion Successful!
  • 2025
    • December
      • ¡Se desestiman por completo los cargos de robo (artículo 211 del Código Penal(Penal Code Section 211)) antes de la audiencia pre
      • No se presentará ninguna denuncia por el delito tipificado en el artículo 246.3(a) del Código Penal (Penal Code section 246.3(a)
    • November
      • ¡Se logro la anulacion de la condena para un cliente con una orden de arresto por un delito grave de posesion de sustancias cont
    • October
      • Penal Code Section 418, Vacated and Dismissed! - Superior Court of Orange County
      • Penal Code Section 273.5(a) - Domestic Violence and Penal Code Section 273a(b) - Child Endangerment Charges Reduced to Penal Cod
      • Successful Dismissal of a Domestic Violence Charge (Penal Code Section 243(e)(1)) - Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse
      • Victorville Courthouse - DUI Refusal Reduced to "Wet Reckless"
      • Case Dismissed at Long Beach Courthouse! Possession of a Concealed Firearm and Brass Knuckles
    • September
      • Contested Motion to Vacate Granted on Gang Case!
      • 1473.7(a)(1) Motion - Conviction Vacated and Charges Dismissed at Inglewood Courthouse
      • 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Granted for "Strike Offenses" in Orange County
      • Two Cases Vacated Per Penal Code Section 1385 and Dismissed On the Same Day
      • Attorney Steve Escovar Recognized as “Nation’s Top One Percent” Award Winning Attorney for the Tenth Year in a Row!
      • Successfully Vacated Two Separate Cases On the Same Day Per Penal Code Section 1473.7
    • August
      • Penal Code Section 1016.5
    • April
      • Burglary Arrest(Penal Code Section 459)—Sealed!
      • Charges Vacated! Immigrant of U.S. for 30 years gets to stay with his family in the U.S.
      • Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Threats, Second Strike Case, Dismissed!
      • Juvenile Carjacking Dismissed!
  • 2024
    • February
      • Client with a Prior Felony Conviction Charged with Attempted Murder, Violation of Penal Code Sections 664/187(a), for Shooting a
    • January
      • Young Adult Charged with Penal Code Sections 273.5(a) and 243(b), Informal Diversion by the Prosecution, Granted!
      • Vacated per Penal Code section 1473.7 and dismissed per Penal Code section 1385, Health and Safety code section 11360 (Transport
      • Client with a Second Violation of Vehicle Code sections 23152(a) and 23152 (b) – Commonly Known as a Driving Under the Influence
      • United States Marine Veteran Charged with Violations of Vehicle Code Sections 23152(a) and 23152 (b) – Commonly Known as a Drivi
      • Client Charged with a Violation of Penal Code Section 647(j)(3)(A) – Unlawful Concealed Video Recording of People in a Bathroom
      • Attorney Charged with a Violation of Health and Safety Code Section 11370.1(a) – Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substances Wh
  • 2023
    • June
      • WHAT IS JUDICIAL DIVERSION?
      • What is a Motion to Seal Under Penal Code Section 851.91
      • Felony Assault with Force Likely to Cause Great Bodily Injury-Penal Code section 245(a)(4)-Informal Diversion Granted!
    • May
      • Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7(e)(2)- Health and Safety Code § 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Originally a Felony
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence and Penal Code § 273(a) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offenses V
      • Petition to Seal Record of Arrest Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91, Granted for Our Client!
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 261.5(c)- “Any Person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a min
      • Attempted Murder Life Sentence Exposure reduced to Criminal Threats with 16-month sentence in Riverside County
      • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of violating Health and Safety Code § 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine
  • 2021
    • March
      • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of a Health and Safety Code § 11550(a), “Under the Influence of a Controlle
      • Felony Penal Code section 211 “Robbery” Charges Completely Dismissed Prior to the Preliminary Hearing!
    • February
      • No Filing on a Penal Code section 246.3(a), “Gross Negligent Discharge of a Firearm” Offense - Arrest Record Completely Sealed!
      • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client with Bench Warrant on a Felony Health and Safety Code § 11350(a), “Possession of a Co
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health and Safety Code section 11359(a)- “Possession of Marijuana for Sales” Felony Offense - Vacated Pe
      • Amazing Result Obtained for Client Charged with Two Domestic Violence Related Cases! Two Serna Motions Granted! Our Office was a
    • January
      • Amazing Result Obtained for Client Facing a Life Sentence! Client Charged with Attempted Murder (Penal Code section 664/187) and
      • Federal Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana Violation Under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(vii) – CASA Program - Co
      • Three Petitions to Seal Records of Arrests Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91 Granted for One Client in Same Day!
      • Health and Safety Code section 11361.5 Post-Conviction Motion to Obliterate and Destroy the Arrest and Conviction Record for Hea
      • Vehicle Code section 14601.1, “Driving on a Suspended License” and Vehicle Code section 23140(a), “Driving with a BAC of 0.05% o
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Felony Penal Code §32 “Accessory After the Fact” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Sent
  • 2020
    • December
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Re-Sentencing Relief Pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.91 as a Result of Service in United States Military as Mitigating Facto
      • Newly-Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s “Directives” Aimed at Addressing Penal Code section 1170.95 P
      • Amazing Result Obtained for Client Facing a Life Sentence! Attorney Steve Escovar was Able to Negotiate to a Two (2) Year State
      • Petitions to Seal Records of Arrests Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91 Granted for Our Client!
      • Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives - How Escovar
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Four Post-Conviction Motions Granted in One Day for Three Different Clients!
      • Certificate of Rehabilitation - “Period of Rehabilitation”
      • Juvenile Client Charged with Violating Penal Code section 192(c)(1), “Vehicular Manslaughter” – a Felony - Juvenile Jurisdiction
      • Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives May Allow More
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Felony Penal Code § 459/460(b) “Second Degree Burglary” Offense and Felony 496(a), “Receiving Stolen Pro
      • Two Controlled Substances Charges Completely Dismissed! One Health and Safety Code section 11377, “Possessing a Controlled Subst
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Felony Penal Code § 273.5(a) “Domestic Violence” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Char
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 1203.4 Motion to Dismiss Granted on a Vehicle Code section 23152(b) Offense!
      • Petitions to Seal Records of Arrests Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91 Granted for Our Client!
    • November
      • “Possessing/Presenting a Fake Identification Card by a Minor” Offense, Business and Professions Code section 25661(a), Resolved
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1995 Health and Safety Code section 11352(a)- “Transportation for Sale of a Controlled Substance” Felony
      • Obstructing a Public Business Establishment Case Completely Dismissed! Penal Code section 602.1(a) “Obstructing a Public Busines
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 487H(a) “Grand Theft of Cargo Over $950” Felony Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Mot
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11351(a) “Possession for Sale of a Controlled Substance” Felony Offense Vacated
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11351 “Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell” Felony Offense
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11352(a) “Transportation for Sale of a Controlled Substance” Felony Offense Vac
      • Vehicle Code section 12500, “Driving Without a License” Case Completely Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1385
    • October
      • Vehicle Code section 20002(a), “Hit and Run Causing Property Damage,” Case Completely Dismissed Per Civil Compromise, Penal Code
      • Penal Code section 243(e)(1), “Spousal Battery,” Charge Negotiated to Penal Code section 242, “Simple Battery” - Formal Diversio
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1997 Penal Code section 470 – “Forgery,” Penal Code section 459A - “Possession of a Bad Check/Money Orde
      • Bench Warrant from 1989 for a Violation of Penal Code section 602(j), “Trespassing” Recalled and Probation Terminated
      • Three Successful Post-Conviction Motions Granted Yesterday In Downtown Los Angeles Courthouse
      • Health and Safety Code section 11350(a), “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Felony 1987 Offense - Bench Warrant Recalled and
      • Vehicle Code section 23152(a)/(b), “DUI” and Vehicle Code section 20002(a), “Hit and Run - Property Damage” Misdemeanor Charges
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11351.5 “Possession for Sale of Cocaine and Cocaine Base” Felony Offense Vacate
      • DUI Charges Against Client with BAC of .21 Negotiated to Wet Reckless and Driving Without a License Charges!
      • AB-1196 – Bill Regarding Peace Officers: Use of Force - Approved by the Governor
      • AB-1506 – Bill Regarding Police Use of Force - Approved by the Governor
    • September
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1997 Penal Code section 245(a) – “Assault with a Deadly Weapon” Renegotiated to “Simple Battery” - Penal
      • DUI with a BAC of .131/.129! Won DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing! No Suspension!
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273a(b) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and
      • Informal Diversion Granted for Client Charged with Misdemeanor “Possession of Nitrous Oxide” in Violation of Penal Code section
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11366.5(a) “Allowing Place for Preparing or Storing a Controlled Substance” and
      • Probation Successfully Modified for Our Client Involved in DUI Homicide Filed as Vehicle Code section 23153 Reduced to Simple DU
      • Policy Limit Personal Injury Settlement for Client Rear-Ended by Another Vehicle on the I-110 Freeway in Los Angeles!
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1991 Penal Code section 182(1)(4) – “Conspiracy,” Insurance Code section 556(a)(1)(3)(4) – “Making a Fra
    • August
      • Injured in a Car Collision and Want to Seek Bodily Injury Damages? What are the Initial Steps to Pursuing a Claim for Bodily Inj
      • Recently Enacted Government Code section 51039(g)(1) Permits Defendant’s Currently Charged or Previously Convicted of Sidewalk V
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 2001 Penal Code section 273.5(a) Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section
      • Informal Diversion Granted for Client Charged with Misdemeanor “Prostitution” in Violation of Penal Code section 647(b)(2) - Cas
      • Superior Court of Los Angeles County Expands Audio and Video Appearances for Criminal Courtrooms and Other Practice Areas!
      • Felony Penal Code section 459, “Second Degree Burglary of a Vehicle” Case Completely Dismissed and Sealed for Juvenile Client th
      • Military Diversion - Misdemeanor DUI Case Completely Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1001.80
    • July
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 664/487(a) “Attempted Grand Theft” Misdemeanor Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Moti
      • Penal Code section 487(a) and Penal Code section 666 Felony Offenses Reduced to Misdemeanors and Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Cod
      • Penal Code section 273.5(a) - Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Offense Vacated Per Penal Code section 1473.7 and Renegotiated to Im
      • Bench Warrant Recalled for Client on a Vehicle Code section 23152(f) Offense in Which the Court Requested the Defendant’s Appear
    • June
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 243(e)(1) “Domestic Battery” Misdemeanor Arrest Sealed Per Penal Code section 851.91!
      • Misdemeanor DUI Case Involving .13/.14 PAS Test - 0.9/.11 Chemical Test With a Freeway Traffic Collision Reduced to a “Wet Reckl
      • Felony Case with Three Counts Involving Theft Offenses Completely Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1382 for Denying Defendant Hi
      • New Appellate Court Opinion Analyses Whether a Petitioner is Eligible to Have His Record of Arrest Sealed Per Penal Code section
      • Superior Court of Los Angeles County Extends $0 Bail Previously Ordered by the Judicial Council in Response to COVID-19 Global H
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5(a) “Domestic Violence” Misdemeanor Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and
      • NEW Ninth Circuit Opinion Regarding Federal Sentencing Enhancements and California State Court Convictions for Penal Code sectio
      • California Court of Appeal Determines that COVID-19 Constitutes “Good Cause” to Continue a Trial Under Penal Code section 1382 i
      • Two Misdemeanor Drug Offenses Completely Dismissed for Our Client! No Jail! No Conviction!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Great Personal Injury Settlement for Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Our Client Spraining his Wrist!
    • May
      • Penal Code section 290 Sex Offender – Failure to Register - NO JAIL Resolution!
      • Under 21 Driving Under the Influence One-Year Driving Privilege Suspension – Obtaining a “Critical Need to Drive” License
      • Can a Person Subject to Penal Code section 290 “Sex Offender Registration” Enter a Park in California?
      • Domestic Battery Case Filing Rejected by City Prosecutor’s Office! No Filing of Criminal Charges on a Penal Code section 243(e)(
      • What is a “Motion to Withdraw Plea Pursuant to Penal Code section 1018”?
      • Is a Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate a Conviction or Sentence Only Available to Non-Citizens Suffering Adverse Immigration
      • New First Appellate District Court of Appeal Opinion Discusses the Procedure for Review on a Petition for Resentencing Under Pen
    • April
      • New Second Appellate District Court of Appeal Opinion Upholds the Constitutionality of Senate Bill No. 1437, Petition for Resent
      • California “Dog Bite” Law: Does the "One Bite" Rule Apply in California and When is a Dog Owner Liable?
      • Department of Health Care Services’ Right to Reimbursement of Medical Expenses Covered on Behalf of a Medi-Cal
      • How to Maximize Your Bodily Injury Award Recovery
      • How to Pursue a Claim Under Your “Uninsured Motorist Coverage”
      • Ignition Interlock Device (IID) Installation Information
      • Los Angeles County Justice Organizations Coordinating Stipulated Agreements to Release Eligible Inmates in L.A. County Jail Syst
      • Presiding Judge of Los Angeles County, Judge Kevin C. Brazile, Announces Immediate Temporary Relief for All Traffic and Non-Traf
      • The Impact COVID-19 is Having on California Inmates Serving Sentences in Federal Prisons, California State Prisons, and Californ
      • COVID-19 Gun & Ammunition Store Closures Throughout Los Angeles!
      • Presiding Judge of Los Angeles County, Judge Kevin C. Brazile, Announces All Essential Juvenile Dependency Hearings are now to b
      • Statewide Emergency Bail Schedule Announced by Judicial Council in Response to COVID-19 – Emergency Rule 4 Adopted!
      • Penal Code section 243(e)(1) Offense Record of Arrest Ordered Sealed Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91!
      • Prosecutorial Formal Diversion and DEJ Granted on a Driving on a Suspended License and Possessing a Controlled Substance Case! C
      • Great Personal Injury Settlement for Client that Slipped-and-Fell and Fractured Two Teeth Walking Out of Convenience Store!
      • Criminal Conviction Wrongfully Attributed to Your Criminal Record? How to Correct Your Record and Remove the Conviction from App
    • March
      • What is the “Implied Consent Law” and What Must an Officer Advise a Driver Presumed to be Under the Influence of Both Drugs and
      • Slipped-and-Fell on Raised and Uneven Sidewalk? What are the Deadlines for Filing a Claim Against the Public Entity for Compensa
      • Post-Conviction Motion to Reduce Felony Penal Code section 245(a), “Assault with a Deadly Weapon” Reduced to a Misdemeanor and D
      • Two Post-Conviction Motions to Vacated Granted at Torrance Courthouse in One Morning for Two Different Clients!
      • Three Amazing Results Achieved for Three Different Clients in One Day!
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11351.5 “Possession for Sale of Cocaine” Felony Offense Vacated Per Penal Code
    • February
      • Amazing Global Terminal Resolution Reached for Client Charged With Two Open Cases (One Case for Possession of Methamphetamine, O
      • Immigration Neutral Result Obtained for Client Charged with Grand Theft – a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude for Federal Immigrat
      • Great Personal Injury Settlement for Pedestrian Client Hit by Vehicle!
      • Is an Inmate Serving a State Prison for a Penal Code section 288(a) Offense Eligible for Early Parole Consideration Under Propos
      • DEJ Granted on Domestic Battery Case! Penal Code § 243(e)(1), “Domestic Battery,” Penal Code § 236, “False Imprisonment,” and Pe
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 647(b) “Prostitution” Misdemeanor Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charge
      • Grand Theft Case Completely Dismissed! Penal Code section 504/487(a) “Grand Theft by Embezzlement Case” Offense Dismissed Per Pe
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5(a), “Domestic Violence - Corporal Injury of a Spouse” Offense and Penal Code § 422, “
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11377(a) “Possession of Methamphetamine” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.
    • January
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11359(a) “Possession of Marijuana for Sale” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 14
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11352(a) “Transportation with Intent to Sell” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code §
      • Dismissal for Los Angeles Law Enforcement Officer Previously Convicted of Vehicle Code section 12500, “Driving Without a License
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code § 11351.5 “Possession with the Intent to Sell” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1
      • Speeding Infraction Violation Set for Bench Trial and Dismissed!
      • Wrong Person – Identity Issue! Client in Immigration Detention. Incorrect Conviction Attributed to His Criminal Record! Motion t
      • Two Controlled Substances Cases Completely Dismissed! Two Health and Safety Code section 11377, “Possessing a Controlled Substan
      • Hit and Run Case Completely Dismissed! Vehicle Code section 20002(a) “Hit and Run” Offense Dismissed Per Penal Code § 1385, In t
      • Multiple Instances of Probation Violations on a Penal Code section 647(b) Offense Resolved for No Jail Time – Court Originally I
      • Contested Restitution Hearing Requesting Over $5,000 Results in Restitution Hearing Taken Off Calendar and No Victim Restitution
      • Two Penal Code section 1473.7 Motions Granted on Same Day for Two Different Defendants
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 245(a)(1) “Assault with a Deadly Weapon” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and
  • 2019
    • December
      • Dismissal of a Restraining Order and Due Process Violation
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5(a) “Domestic Violence” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charge Rene
      • Dismissal of a Neighbor Dispute Restraining Order
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Great Personal Injury Settlement for Fender Bender Collision! Minor’s Compromise Approved by the Court!
      • Great Result on a Penal Code section 25400(a)(1), “Having Concealed Firearm in Vehicle” and Penal Code section 21810, “Possessio
      • Amazing Result in a .33/.32 DUI/Hit and Run Case! No Jail!
      • Penal Code section 484g(b), “Use of an Unlawfully Obtained Credit or Access Card,” Offense Dismissed After Filing of Speedy Tria
      • Penal Code section 243(e)(1) Offense Set for Trial by Defense and Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1382 – Prosecution An
    • November
      • Client in Immigration Detention. Incorrect Conviction Attributed to His Criminal Record! Motion to Verify Identity and Correct R
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 484(a) “Petty Theft” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Re-Negotiated
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Previously Granted and Dismissed was Successfully Renegotiated to Immigra
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Offense Vacated Per Penal Co
      • Probation Violation on a Fourth Time DUI! Defendant Failed to Comply With Any Condition of Probation! Probation Revoked and Rein
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11351.5 “Possession for Sale of Cocaine” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code §
      • Office Conference Hearing Granted for Our client Charged with Violations of Penal Code Section 647(f), 148(a)(1), and 470(b)! Su
      • Penal Code section 422 Offense Reduced to a Misdemeanor Pursuant to Penal Code section 17(b) and Probation Terminated Early Purs
      • Penal Code section 243(e)(1) Offense Set for Trial by Defense and Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1382 – Prosecution An
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 664/487 Crime Involving Moral Turpitude Conviction Vacated and Dismissed!
    • October
      • Federal Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana Violation Under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(vii) – CASA Track I Gran
      • Informal Diversion Granted for Our Client Charged with a Violation of Penal Code Section 459.5 Misdemeanor! Case Dismissed after
      • How to Obtain Acceptance of a Personal Injury Settlement for a Minor in California?
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Offense Vacated Per Penal Co
      • AB-32 – Bill to End California’s Use of For-Profit Private Prisons After 2028 - Approved by the Governor
      • Motion to Terminate Probation Early and Dismiss Case Granted on a 2017 DUI Conviction!
      • DUI Homicide Filed as Vehicle Code section 23153 Reduced to Simple DUI! No jail!
      • Penal Code section 647(b), Solicitation for Prostitution, Offense Dismissed After Filing of Speedy Trial Motion (Serna Motion)!
      • SB-233 “Immunity from Arrest” Law Approved by the Governor
      • Successful Preliminary Hearing Results in the Dismissal of a Felony Count!
      • AB-127 “Driving Under the Influence : Research” Law Approved by the Governor and Took Effect on July 10, 2019
      • Two Post-Conviction Relief Motions Granted in One Day for Two Different Clients! Conviction to Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Pen
      • SB-192 “Posse Comitatus” Law Set to Repeal Penal Code section 150 and Penal Code section 1550
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Conviction to Robbery (Penal Code section 211) with Firearm Enhancement Previously Vacated Under Penal C
    • September
      • Successfully Defended Permanent Civil Harassment Restraining Order! Denied After Hearing! Temporary Restraining Order Dissolved!
      • NEW AB 392 Bill “Peace Officers: Deadly Force” Law Set to Take Effect
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1995 Penal Code section 211 Robbery Offense with an Enhancement pursuant to Penal Code section 12022(a)(
      • Successful Correction of a Court Record for a Client
      • Certificate of Rehabilitation Granted for a Client Convicted of Health and Safety Code section 11351, “Possession for Sales of a
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 496 “Receiving Stolen Property” Felony Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion
    • August
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 550(b)(1) “Presenting a Fraudulent Claim” Felony Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 147
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11377(a), “Possession of Methamphetamine” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 2002 Penal Code section 273.5(a) Domestic Violence Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section 1016.5 & Dis
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Contested Own Recognizance Release on a Vehicle Code section 23152(f) Charges and Health and Safety Code section 11350 Results i
      • Office Conference Hearing Granted and No Filing of Criminal Charges for Our Client Charged with Violations of Penal Code Section
      • Juvenile Penal Code section 245(a)(4) Felony Charges – Welfare & Institutions Code § 790 Deferred Entry of Judgment Successfully
    • July
      • Penal Code section 459.5, “Shoplifting,” Violation Results in a Complete Dismissal!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 484(a) “Petty Theft” Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Renegotiated
      • Office Conference Hearing Granted for Our client Charged with Violations of Penal Code Section 647(f), 148(a)(1), and 470(b)!
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Granted and Dismissed!
      • Restraining Order Hearing Results in Dismissal!
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Granted for a Client and Re-Negotiated to Immigration Neutral Plea!
      • Health and Safety Code section 11377(a), Possession of Methamphetamine, and Health and Safety Code section 11364, Possession of
      • Penal Code § 273.5, Domestic Violence Felony Offense Resolved as a Penal Code § 243(e)(1), Domestic Battery Misdemeanor!
      • Penal Code section 245(a)(4), Assault by Means of Force Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury, Offense Dismissed After Filing of
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1473.7 Granted for a Client and Re-Negotiated to Immigration Neutral Plea!
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate 1999 Health & Safety Code § 11359(Possession of Marijuana for Sales
      • Penal Code section 243.4, Sexual Battery, Offense Dismissed at Arraignment!
      • Contested Restitution Hearing Results in Significant Reduction of Claimed Loss from Victims in Eight Car Collision DUI Case!
      • Contested Juvenile Detention Hearing on a Penal Code section 192(c)(1) Felony Vehicular Manslaughter Charge Results in Client be
      • Client Advanced to Second Phase of the Los Angeles County Sentenced Offender Drug Court (“SODC”) – Originally Facing Approximate
      • Penal Code section 30600 Felony Offense Negotiated from State Prison Offer to Cal Trans Deal!
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted for a Client and Re-Negotiated to Immigration Neutral Plea!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Three Post-Conviction Motions GRANTED at Clara Shortridge Foltz Courthouse for Our Clients!
      • Contested Return of Property (U.S. Currency – Cash) Hearing on a Health and Safety Code section 11351 Possession of Drugs for Sa
    • June
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted for a Client and Dismissed in the Interests of Justice Purs
      • Contested Probation Violation Hearing on a Penal Code section 245(a)(1) Charge Results in Client being Kept Out of State Prison!
      • Post-Conviction Motion Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted for a Client and Re-Negotiated to Immigration Neutral Plea!
      • Two Post-Conviction Motions Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted for a Client in One Day and Dismissed Pursuant to Pena
      • Contested Bail Hearing on a Penal Code section 273.5(a) Charge Results in Client being Kept Out of Jail and No Bail Increase!
      • Penal Code section 23900 Felony Offense Negotiated from 16 Months State Prison Offer to 364 Days in County Jail and Gang Enhance
      • Second Time DUI! 60 Day Jail Enhancement Stricken! Refusal Stricken! Eliminated 2 Year Driving Privilege Restriction!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Penal Code section 1473.7
    • May
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11550 Misdemeanor Offense Vacated and Re-Pled to Immigration Safe Plea Pu
      • Post-Conviction Relief! ONE Client and TWO Cases Vacated Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7, and Dismissed!
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 273.5(a) Domestic Violence Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Re-Nego
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11357(c) Controlled Substance Offense Record of Arrest and Conviction Des
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11357(b) Controlled Substance Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Mot
      • Two Post-Conviction Motions Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted for a Client in One Day and renegotiated to immigratio
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1989 Health & Safety Code section 11351 Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale Offense – Vacated
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 182(a)(1), Conspiracy to Commit the Crime of Possession for Sale of Cocaine Offense V
      • Juvenile Penal Code section 242/243(a) Misdemeanor Charges – Welfare & Institutions Code § 654 Informal Diversion Granted and Ca
      • Motion to Terminate Probation Early Pursuant to PC 1203.3 Granted on Vehicle Code section 23152(b) Offense!
      • Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy Violation Under 21 U.S.C. § 846 – CASA Program – Complete Dismissal!
    • April
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11359 Possession of Marijuana for Sale Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1
      • Case Dismissed After Completion of Pre-Trial Diversion for a Misdemeanor Health and Safety Code section 11350 (“Possessing a Con
      • Great Personal Injury Settlement for Fender Bender Collision!
      • Juvenile Penal Code section 245(a)(4) Felony Charges – Welfare & Institutions Code § 790 Deferred Entry of Judgment Granted!
      • Business and Professions Code section 25658(a), Selling Alcohol to a Person Under 21, Negotiated to Business and Professions Cod
      • Health and Safety Code section 11378, Possession for Sale of a Controlled Substance, and Health and Safety Code section 11379(a)
      • Penal Code section 664/496(a), Attempted Receiving Stolen Property Not Exceeding $950, Negotiated to Business and Professions Co
      • Business and Professions Code section 25658(a), Selling Alcohol to a Minor Under 21, Office Hearing Granted! No Filing! No Jail!
      • Health and Safety Code section 11364.7(a), Possession for Sale of Drug Paraphernalia, Negotiated to Penal Code section 415, Dist
      • Penal Code section 316, Keeping a Disorderly House for the Purposes of Prostitution, Granted Office Hearing and Charges Not File
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11350(a) Possession of a Controlled Substance (To Wit Cocaine) Offense Va
      • DUI Charges with Client Hitting 8 Parked Cars Negotiated to Wet Reckless! No Jail!
    • March
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11357(b) Controlled Substance Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Mot
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11350(a) Possession of a Controlled Substance Offense Vacated Per Penal C
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11352(a) Sale or Transportation of a Controlled Substance Offense Vacated
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11350(a) (Possession of a Controlled Substance) Offense Vacated Pursuant to
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Penal Code section 484(a) Offense Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385 – In the Interests of Justice!
      • Unlawful Taking of a Bird, Mammal, Fish, Reptile or Amphibian in Violation of Fish and Game Code section 2000! DEJ Granted and D
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 487(c) Grand Theft Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Dismissed in th
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 1203.3 Motion to Terminate Probation Early and Penal Code section 1203.4 Motion to Di
    • February
      • Potential Initiative May Appear on 2020 California Ballot Proposing Substantial Changes to the 2011 Criminal Realignment Law
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Health and Safety Code section 11359 Possession of Marijuana for Sale Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1992 Health & Safety Code section 11352(a) Controlled Substance Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section
      • Measure on California’s 2020 Ballot Addressing Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection
      • Referendum on 2020 Ballot Addressing SB-10 - Bill that Eliminates Monetary Bail in California
      • What is a Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis?
      • SB-923 Adopted into Law and Seeks to Adopt Uniform Regulations for Photo Lineups and Live Eyewitness Lineups to Increase Accurac
      • SB-1437 – Accomplice Liability for Felony Murder Amendments to Penal Code section 188 and 189 – Updates Since Enactment
      • Dismissed! Willfully and Unlawfully Keeping a Disorderly House for the Purpose of Prostitution (Penal Code § 316) Charges Dismis
      • A Discussion Regarding Pardons and Commutations Made by California Governors Since 1943
      • Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Norwalk Station Hosts First Opportunity for Qualifying Defendants to Convert a Warrant to a Cit
      • Two Cases Alleging Felony and Two Strike Offenses, Consolidated and Negotiated to No State Prison and No Jail!
      • Pre-Plea Diversion Granted in Grand Theft by Embezzlement Case (Penal Code section 504 & 487(a)! Complete Dismissal Per Penal Co
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Felony Health and Safety Code section 11351 Possession for Sale Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7
      • Dismissed! Possession of a False ID Card and Unlawful Forgery of a Governmental Agency Driver’s License and Identification Card
    • January
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code section 484(a) Petty Theft Offense Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Renegotiated to
      • 65 Felony Counts Originally Charged! Bail Originally Set at $2,190,000 Million Dollars! Successful Bail Review Hearing Reduced B
      • How Cellphone Extraction Technology Can Assist in Defending Criminal Cases
      • Record Sealed Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91 and Section 851.92 for 1984 Health and Safety Code section 11377(a) Arrest!
      • Post-Conviction Relief! Welfare & Institutions Code § 10980(c)(2), Welfare Fraud Case Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion! Di
      • Penal Code section 1473.7 Appellate Opinion in People v. Gonzalez Recently Depublished
      • Three Felony Counts Dismissed! Felony Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Charges Dismissed Per Pen
      • Romero Granted! Client Granted Probation on P.C. § 4501.5 (Battery on Correctional Officer in State Prison) & P.C. § 4573.6 (Pos
      • Registered Sex Offender in a Child Safety Zone (Los Angeles County Ordinance Section 13.59.030) Case Dismissed Per Penal Code se
      • New Felony Reduction to Misdemeanor Law! Effective January 1, 2019 –Assembly Bill No. 1941
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11351 (Possession of Drugs for Sale) w/ Special Allegation Per Penal Code s
      • Motion to Correct Identity and Criminal Record, Granted! Injustice Corrected!
      • Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bill – The First Step Act – Prohibits the Use of Solitary Confinement for Discipline, Punishment
      • Bench Warrant Recalled and Case Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385 in the Interests of Justice for a Misdemeanor Heal
      • Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office Neighborhood Justice Program (“NJP”) Allows Qualifying Offenders to Complete Program and Rece
      • Effective January 1, 2019 – New Gun Control Law Passed in California Requiring Showing of Safe Handling of Firearm and Live-Fire
      • Child Pornography Offender Risk Tool (“CPORT”) Developed and Can Help Predict Risk of Recidivism Among Adult Male Offenders with
      • Probation for Bringing a Gun Through a TSA Checkpoint! Increase in Firearms Uncovered at the Nation’s Airports – Los Angeles Tim
      • Felony Insurance Code section 556(a)(1) “Presenting Fraudulent Claim” Offense Reduced from a Felony to a Misdemeanor!
  • 2018
    • December
      • Governor Jerry Brown Announced that he has Granted 143 Pardons and 131 Commutations
      • Client Sentenced to Los Angeles County Sentenced Offender Drug Court (“SODC”) – Originally Facing Approximately Four Years in St
      • Set to Take Effect January 1, 2019 – New Gun Control Laws Passed in California: AB-3129 & SB-1100
      • Misdemeanor Health and Safety Code section 11377 (“Possessing a Controlled Substance, to wit Methamphetamine”) Charge Dismissed
      • Penal Code Section 1203.4a: Expungement Relief for Cases in Which Probation was not Granted!
      • Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bill – The First Step Act (H.R. 5682) – Aimed at Reducing Recidivism and Reforming Federal Sente
      • Post-Conviction Relief: 1980 Health & Safety Code section 11360 Controlled Substance Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section 10
      • Los Angeles County Drug Program for Defendants with Felony Non-Violent Offenses Facing State Prison Commitments! Sentenced Offen
      • Potential Halt to SB-10 Bail Reform Law Set to Go in Effect Next October! Coalition of Bail Industry Groups Submitted Enough Sig
      • Misdemeanor Penal Code section 243(b) (“Battery Upon a Peace Officer”) Charge Dismissed and Negotiated to an Infraction Violatio
      • Misdemeanor Penal Code section 316 “Keeping Disorderly House for the Purpose of Prostitution” Charge Dismissed and Negotiated to
      • Voluntary Manslaughter (Penal Code section 192(a)) Charge Dismissed and Negotiated to Involuntary Manslaughter (Penal Code secti
    • November
      • Two Felony Penal Code section 487(a) Charges Reduced to Misdemeanors Pursuant to Penal Code section 17(b) and Dismissed per Pena
      • Juvenile Penal Code section 242/243(a) Misdemeanor Charges – Welfare & Institutions Code § 654 Informal Diversion Granted!
      • Six Penal Code § 594(a) Violations Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385 In the Interests of Justice!
      • Two Post-Conviction Motions Granted Pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7 and Penal Code section 1016.5 for a Client in One Day
      • Los Angeles County – Central Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Health & Safety Code section 11350(a) Unlawful Po
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code § 11350(a) – Plea Withdrawn and Dismissed per Penal Code section 1203.43!
    • October
      • Los Angeles County – East Los Angeles Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Penal Code section 273.5(a) Domestic Vio
      • Felony Penal Code section 422 Criminal Threats and Misdemeanor Penal Code section 243(e)(1) Battery Charges Dismissed in the Int
      • Effective January 1, 2019 - Amendment to Penal Code section 1473.7 Makes a Presumption of Legal Invalidity in Certain Cases (AB-
      • How Can Sealing Your Arrest Record Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91 Help You?
      • Effective January 1, 2019 New Bill Will Permit the District Attorney’s Office to Recommend Shorter Sentences for Inmates Retroac
      • Governor Jerry Brown Recently Signed SB-439 – Limiting Juvenile Court Jurisdiction to Minors 12 and Older, With Exceptions
      • NEW Bill Make Significant Amendments to Penal Code section 188 and 189 Accomplice Liability for Felony Murder (SB-1437)
      • Seven Vehicle Code Violations Dismissed and Negotiated Plea to One Misdemeanor Count! No Jail/Only Community Labor!
      • NEW Bill Make Eliminates Monetary Bail in California (SB-10)
      • NEW Bill Permits Disclosure of Peace Officer/Custodial Officer Personnel Records Under Certain Circumstances (SB-1421)
      • NEW Bill Make Significant Amendments to Penal Code section 1473.7 (AB-2867)
      • NEW Bill Requires Review of State Records to Assist in Resentencing, Dismissing and/or Redesignating Cannabis Convictions (AB-17
      • NEW Bill Repeals Authority for District Attorney to Make a Motion to Transfer Some Minors to Criminal Jurisdiction (SB-1391)
      • Misdemeanor Penal Code section 647(f) Public Intoxication Offense Dismissed and Renegotiated to an Infraction Penal Code section
      • Two Counts of Misdemeanor Penal Code section 484(a) Petty Theft Offenses Dismissed per Penal Code section 1382! No Jail/No Convi
      • NEW Ninth Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • NEW Eighth Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
    • September
      • NEW Seventh Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Two Counts of Felony Penal Code section 288(c)(1), Lewd Acts on a Victim 14 or 15 Years Old Reduced to Misdemeanors!
      • Vehicle Code section 12500(a), Driving Without a License Misdemeanor Offense Dismissed!
    • August
      • NEW Sixth Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Attorney Steve Escovar Asked to Provide his Opinion on Univision TV Regarding a Los Angeles County Man Charged with Extortion, G
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 490.5 - Petty Theft Conviction and Penal Code section 853.7 -Willfully Violating Prom
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 245(a)(2) Assault with a Firearm Offense with Sentence Enhancement for Use of a Firea
      • Post-Conviction Relief: TWO Health & Safety Code section 11550(b) Controlled Substance Convictions – Vacated per Penal Code sect
      • Elder Abuse Restraining Order DISMISSED!
      • NEW SB-923 Bill Seeks to Adopt Uniform Regulations for Photo Lineups and Live Eyewitness Lineups to Increase Accuracy of Suspect
      • NEW AB 1810 Bill Creates Unprecedented Mental Health Diversion Program for Felony and Misdemeanor Offenses
    • July
      • Felony Welfare Fraud (Welfare & Institutions Code section 10980(c)(2)) Charges Dismissed in the Interests of Justice per Penal C
      • NEW Fifth Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Felony Evading Arrest (Vehicle Code section 2800.1) Reduced to Misdemeanor Reckless Driving (Vehicle Code section 23103)! No Jai
      • NO Jail Disposition for a Felony “Contact with Minor for Sexual Offense” (PC § 288.3(a))!
      • NO JAIL TIME for Penal Code 487 Offense (Grand Theft by Embezzlement) Felony Offense!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code Section 1473.7.
      • Sale of Alcohol Beverage to a Minor (BP 25658(a), Case Dismissed!
      • Domestic Violence (Penal Code section 273.5(a)) Offense DISMISSED for Denial of Speedy Trial
      • What is a Penal Code section 18.5 Motion?
    • June
      • What is a “Motion to Withdraw Plea Pursuant to Penal Code section 1018”?
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11359(a) (Possession of Marijuana for Sales) Controlled Substance Offense –
      • AB 2867 – An Act to Amend Penal Code Section 1473.7 Currently Being Introduced in the Assembly
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing the Sentence Enhancements for Offenses Reclassified as Misdemeanors Pursuant to Proposition 47
      • Los Angeles County – San Fernando Courthouse - Penal Code § 1016.5/1473.7 Motion to Vacate Penal Code section 273.5(a), Convicti
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing the Court’s Discretion to Terminate Probation Early in Domestic Violence Cases
      • Penal Code section 1473.7 Appellate Opinion in People v. Landaverde Recently Depublished
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11352(a) Controlled Substance Offense – Vacated per Penal Code section 1016
      • Los Angeles County – Van Nuys Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Health & Safety Code section 11359, Conviction G
    • May
      • Los Angeles County – Norwalk Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Health & Safety Code section 11377(a), Conviction
      • Bail Reduced from $2,190,000 to $230,000 for Over 65 Criminal Counts Charged in Complaint Including - Possession of Assault Weap
      • Business & Professions Code § 7028(a) Contracting Without a License, Diverted to Office Hearing, Case Not Filed!
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Los Angeles County – Torrance Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Health & Safety Code section 11359, Conviction G
      • DUI Causing Injury (BAC Refusal), Military Diversion Pursuant to Penal Code § 1001.80 Granted!
      • DUI BAC .18/.18, Admission to Driving and Drinking, Open Containers in Vehicle, APS License Suspension Set Aside! No Suspension!
    • April
      • Third Strike, Third Penal Code section 211 Offense – Six Year Prison Sentence!
      • Los Angeles County – Downey Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Penal Code section 273.5(a), Domestic Violence Con
      • Under 21, BAC .10/.10 - Critical Need to Drive Application/CDL (VC § 13353.8(a)) Granted!:
      • Motion Per Penal Code section 1473.7 Granted! Post-Conviction Relief: Health and Safety Code section 11351 Felony Possession of
      • Health and Safety Code § 11364 Possession of Smoking Device Case Dismissed Pre-Plea!
      • Meet Legal Assistant Viridiana Ordonez
      • Penal Code § 459 Second Degree Commercial Burglary Case Dismissed!
      • DUI BAC .10/.10, Weaving/Straddling, Under 21 Offense Negotiated to Wet Reckless Charge!
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 245(a)(1) Felony Assault With a Deadly Weapon Conviction – Vacated & Dismissed:
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11550(b) Under the Influence Offense – Vacated & Dismissed
    • March
      • Two Penal Code section 484(a) Offenses Vacated - Penal Code section 1473.7 Motion Granted
      • How to Seal Arrest Records Per Penal Code section 851.91, et. seq
      • What Can a Criminal Post-Conviction Motion do to Benefit Your Immigration Case?
      • Amazing Result on an Attempted Murder Case!
      • What is Military Pre-Trial Diversion?
      • What is a Petition Pursuant to Penal Code section 17(b)?
      • Health and Safety Code section 11350(a) Offense Reduced, Invalidated and Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.43
      • What is a Petition Pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.43?
      • What is a Petition Pursuant to Penal Code section 236.14?
      • Creative Post-Conviction Result on a Controlled Substance Case
      • Criminal Immigration Relief: What is the Difference Between a Penal Code section 1473.7 Motion and a Penal Code section 1016.5 M
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Domestic Violence Penal Code section 273.5 Offense - Dismissed
      • NEW Appellate Opinion Analyzing Pretrial Bail Determinations
      • Amendments to Penal Code section 518 Makes Obtaining Certain Sexual Conduct or Images Illegal
      • Who are the “Tier I” Offenders in NEW Penal Code § 290 Sex Registration Bill?
    • February
      • After AB-1008 – Can an Employer Consider an Infraction Conviction for Hiring Purposes?
      • Post-Conviction Relief: Health & Safety Code section 11550(b) Under the Influence Offense - Dismissed
      • NEW Penal Code § 290 Sex Registration Bill Taking Effect on January 1, 2021
      • Health & Safety Code section 11351 Offense Vacated - Penal Code section 1473.7 Motion Granted
      • DUI (VC § 23152) Case Dismissed and Driving with License Suspended for DUI (VC § 14601.2(a)) Case Dismissed!
      • Can a Person Charged with a Penal Code section 647.6(a) (Annoying or Molesting a Child) Conviction Obtain a Certificate of Rehab
      • What is an Administrative Per Se (APS) Hearing?
      • Norwalk Superior Courthouse – Post Conviction Motions to Reduce and Vacate Health and Safety Code § 11359, Felony Conviction Gra
      • Los Angeles County – Airport Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Health and Safety Code § 11352(a), Felony Convict
      • Kern County – Metropolitan Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Penal Code § 273.5(a) Conviction Granted!
      • Felony Health & Safety Code § 11350(a) Post-Conviction Motions!
      • San Diego County – South County Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate Penal Code § 484(a) Conviction Granted!
      • What is a Penal Code section 1473.7 Motion?
      • Long Beach Courthouse - Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion to Vacate PC 484(a) Conviction Granted!
      • What is the Deadline for Filing an Appeal on a Felony Penal Code section 1473.7 Motion?
      • Penal Code section 1473.7: Another NEW Appellate Opinion
      • Firearm Relinquishment – MANDATORY Upon Certain Convictions – New Law
      • Federal Methamphetamine Conspiracy Violation Under 21 U.S.C. § 846 – CASA Track I Granted!
      • What is the Federal Conviction and Sentence Alternatives Program (CASA)?
      • California Supreme Court Opinion Analyzing Equal Protection Claim Regarding Certificates of Rehabilitation
      • Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence Charge Dismissed!
      • Custodial Interrogation of Juveniles - NEW Bill Makes Landmark Changes!
    • January
      • California Values Act – Aimed at Providing Greater Protection to California Immigrants
      • Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion Granted!
      • NEW Bill Reduces Barriers to Employment for People with Criminal Convictions
      • What "Prop 57" Credits are Penal Code section 288 Offenders Eligible for?
      • First Appellate Opinion Analyzing Recently Enacted Penal Code section 1473.7
      • Announcement: New Associate at Escovar Law, APC
      • What is a Penal Code section 1016.5 Motion?
      • Beware- New Marijuana Driving Laws
      • Judges Can Now Strike Gun Enhancements!
      • Great News! Newly Enacted Pretrial Diversion Program Can Assist in Controlled Substances Cases
      • Can You Eliminate the PC 290 Lifetime Registration Requirement if Convicted of PC 288?
      • Penal Code section 1016.5 Granted-Vacating a Penal Code Section 273.5(a) Offense, Case Dismissed!
      • Start the New Year Fresh by Seeking a Criminal Expungement Today
      • Domestic Violence Battery Case Dismissed (Penal Code § 243(e)(1))
  • 2017
    • January
      • What is a "Proposition 64" Motion for Marijuana Cases?
  • 2016
    • October
      • Domestic Violence Charges Reduced to Simple Battery
    • May
      • Juvenile DUI, Traffic Collision, BAC .14/.14 - Result, Pre-Plea Diversion!
      • What is Post Conviction Relief?
      • Deferred Entry of Judgment vs. Proposition 36
      • Pre-Plea Diversion vs. Deferred Entry of Judgment
      • Attorney Steve Escovar Named Among Nation's Top One Percent
    • April
      • Assault With a Deadly Weapon (P.C. 245), With GBI Enhancement - Dismissed at Jury Trial Readiness Hearing
      • Misdemeanor Child Annoy or Molest Charges Dismissed, Plea Agreement to related offense, No Sex Registration
    • March
      • Attorney Steve Escovar Named in National Trial Lawyers "Top 100"
      • Felony Domestic Violence Conviction - VACATED, CASE DISMISSED
      • Felony DUI (Fourth Offense) with Two Prior Strikes, "Romero Motion" Granted, Sentenced to SCRAM and home detention, No Prison Ti
      • Two Counts of Penal Code section 118 - Perjury, reduced to One Count of False Impersonation Penal Code Section 529(a)(3)
      • Licensed Professional Charged With Penal Code Section 459.5 - Shoplifting - Case Dismissed - Pre-Plea Diversion
      • Creative Post Conviction Relief Result - Penal Code Section 17(d) Reduction
    • February
      • Successful "Prop. 47 Motion" - Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor
      • Vehicle Code Section 14601.1 - Suspended License Misdemeanor Dismissed, Plea to Infraction Vehicle Code section 12500
      • Visalia Superior Court - Penal Code section 1016.5 Motion Granted
      • Another Penal Code Section 1016.5 Motion - Granted - Vacated, Health and Safety Code 11352(a) Conviction
      • Six Counts of Sales and Transportation of Controlled Substances - Dismissed - Plea Agreement for DEJ on Misdemeanor
      • Domestic Violence Acquittals! Penal Code sections 273.5 and 245(a)
      • Hit and Run, Vehicle Code section 20002(a) - Not Guilty by Jury Trial
      • Third Time DUI, BAC .22/.22, DMV Set Aside, Motion to Suppress Granted, Case Dismissed
      • Felony Vandalism - Dismissed
    • January
      • Transportation of a Controlled Substance Warrant Recalled, Probation Terminated
      • Felony Drug Possession Warrant, Recalled, Case Dismissed, No Jail
      • DUI BAC .12/.13 - Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted - Case Dismissed
      • "Not Guilty" on Two Counts of Attempted Murder
      • Third Time DUI -V.C. 23152(b) Plea Agreement 150 Days of House Arrest
      • Drug Sales Conviction Vacated Per Penal Code Section 1016.5 Motion
      • Second Time DUI with Accident Reduced to "Wet Reckless"
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