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Can a Defendant in a Criminal Case commit an ADW with an unloaded gun? In order to answer this question we must first understand the legal elements of the crime of ADW Firearm. The legal definition of California assault with … Continue reading →

Sentences for a first offense driving under the influence vary throughout California Courts, some Courts are more lenient than others. Torrance tends to be somewhere in the middle, not the toughest, but certainly not the most sympathetic to drunk drivers. … Continue reading →

Redondo Beach City Prosecutor Sydne Jane Michel is running for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Seat 16.  Here is why we need her as a Judge: First of all Sydne is experienced.  Too many Judges lack the experience necessary to … Continue reading →

Anyone released from custody under re-alignment must report to the Mandatory Supervision Unit. Community Supervision is a way to release people back into the community and free up room in the California State Prison. In Los Angeles that agency is … Continue reading →

Recently the California Court Of Appeal announced that no longer can Judges hold indigent Criminal Defendants in custody on high bail unless first considering jail alternatives. The Case will likely send shockwaves through the criminal justice system and will spark … Continue reading →

Gary Tanaka is a Judge on the bench in Torrance Superior Court. Judge Tanaka is a well respected Jurist among the criminal defense bar and prosecutors. He currently presides over preliminary hearings in the Torrance Court as of December 2018. … Continue reading →

In California law enforcement can take your firearms if you are detained on a 5150 hold.  Getting them back may be difficult, but not impossible.  W&I Code § 8103(f)(1) makes a person ineligible from owning, possessing, controlling, receiving, or purchasing … Continue reading →

The bill allows most sex offenders to petition beginning in 2021 to be removed from both the public and the police registries 10 to 20 years after they are released from prison, as long as they have not committed another … Continue reading →

Often in hit and run cases a Court will order Restitution of the damages caused in the accident as part of probation. Recently a Court of Appeals held the driver in a hit and run case is not automatically responsible … Continue reading →

In California you can be suspended if you incur too many points during a certain time period. Here is the maximum amount of points you can incur: Point Count Time Period 4 Within 12 months 6 Within 24 months 8 … Continue reading →