In the state of California being found guilty of false imprisonment can lead to serious consequences including possible jail time. California Penal Code Section 236, describes false imprisonment as the act of restraining or confining a person without their consent. It does not specify any particular length of time or any location where the confinement…
Did you know that you can be charged with domestic violence when making even the slightest physical contact with the other individual? For example, pursuant to Penal Code section 243(e)(1), a person can be arrested for domestic violence if he or she made a “offensive” contact with a person with whom he or she was…
The crime of kidnapping of any type for any reason is a very serious offense and is punishable on different levels, by varying degrees in different states. Most of us are now familiar with the case of Ariel Castro who kidnapped 3 young women in Cleveland, Ohio and held them captive under torturous conditions for…
What is child endangerment? Simply defined, child endangerment in violation of Penal Code section 273a(b) is: There are many examples of how the police can arrest someone under this section: for instance, a parent inflicts unjustifiable pain to a child during a spanking, a parent drives under the influence of alcohol while transporting a child,…
You’ve heard the statistics before. Everyone knows that domestic violence has spiraled out of control across the globe. Pick up a newspaper, turn on the television news, surf the internet, and you can find startling statistics regarding victims of domestic violence and their perpetrators. What you don’t hear too often about, though, is the millions…
When you are charged with any crime, whether you faced jail time or not, you probably were assigned a probationary period. In Riverside County, the probation term is usually 3 to 5 years long. During this period of time, there are a number of things that can ultimately result in you facing probation violations charges….
Arrested for Assault and Battery in Temecula or Murrieta? The term “assault and battery” is widely misunderstood. Most people believe that the term assault and battery consist of striking another individual. This belief is far from correct. Actually assault and battery are two separate crimes. Assault in violation of California Penal Code 240 takes place…
I’m sometimes asked by husbands who were arrested for domestic violence — California Penal Code section 273.5 or 243(e)(1) — whether they can prevent their wives from testifying in court by invoking their marital privilege. California law recognizes two marital privileges. First, a spouse may refuse to testify against the other spouse. This privilege is…
Suppose that you’re charged with assault, battery, domestic violence or assault with a deadly weapon. Self-defense may be used by an experienced attorney as an absolute defense to the crime with which you’re being charged. Simply stated, self-defense means that it is lawful to defend yourself from attack if: (1) as a reasonable person, you…
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