Monthly Archives: December 2011

California, as most other states, has procedures to deal with criminal defendants who have mental disorders.  When a defendant appears in Court and displays any behavior that suggests the defendant may be incompetent to stand trial, a Judge can order … Continue reading →

In People v. Borja (2002) 95 Cal. App. 4th 481, the court held that a nunc pro tunc reduction of defendant’s sentence is not permitted to avoid deportation. This California Court of Appeal reversed the nunc pro tunc order reducing … Continue reading →

Determining the intent of the legislature is sometimes important when arguing that a specific law or statute does not appy to your case.  To do so extrinsic evidence of the Legislatures intent may aid statutory interpretation of arguably ambiguous language.  The … Continue reading →