A Romanian community member facing criminal charges in the United States navigates two legal systems at once — the substantive criminal law of California or the federal courts, and the parallel framework of immigration, international cooperation, consular notification, and language access that runs alongside every case involving a non-citizen or foreign-national defendant. Nic Cocis is…
California prosecutes identity theft charges under two parallel frameworks that look similar from a distance but operate very differently in practice. California Penal Code § 530.5 is the state statute — a wobbler that prosecutors can charge as either a misdemeanor or felony depending on facts and circumstances, with maximum felony exposure of three years…
If you or a loved one is facing criminal charges in Southwest Riverside County, time is critical. Contact the Law Office of Nic Cocis today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation.
