Experienced, Dedicated Sex Crimes Defense Attorney in Southern California
If you get convicted of a sex crime in California, you may be subjected to prison, heavy penalties and have to register as a sex offender for life. Defending a sex crime is not like defending any other type of criminal offense. Sex crime defense take experience and a tough approach to help you get your charges dismissed or reduced to a lesser crime.
Attorney Cocis is experienced in defense of a full range of felony and misdemeanor sex offenses, such as rape, child molestation, date rape, indecent exposure, and all other felony sex offenses that could result in sex offender registration, if convicted. We are also experienced in the emerging area of possession and distribution of child pornography using the Internet.
We handle cases including:
- Rape and sexual assault.
- Child molestation, solicitation of a minor.
- Date rape, statutory rape.
- Indecent exposure.
- Prostitution and solicitation.
- Lewd conduct.
Allegations of sexual misconduct are subject to extremely serious penalties and these crimes are generally punished more severely than any other offense except murder. Sexual misconduct is rarely witnessed by anyone other than the accuser and the accused. The risk of an innocent person being wrongfully convicted is generally higher in these cases.
Since there are usually no witnesses to these offenses, the victims credibility is at issue in the appropriate cases, and attorney Nic Cocis will employ the services of a private investigator to try and establish a defense based on the untruthfulness of the victim. Under California law, most felony sex offenses are counted as a "three strikes" offense that carries the additional penalty of sex offender registration. The most important thing you can do for your future is to take your sex crime defense as seriously as we will.
Call 951-695-1400 to schedule your free initial consultation today with an experienced criminal defense attorney. We represent individuals in the Temecula, Murrieta and Riverside areas. Our office is located near the Southwest Justice Center. We have Spanish language services available. The office accepts AMEX, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.