Archive for December 2022

In California, sentences are enhanced and become more serious any time any criminal activity can be proven to be proven to be gang activity as well. It’s important to understand how the law might define gang activity in Los Angeles. Gang activity is covered by the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention (STEP) Act. It defines…

Some warrants cannot simply be “cleared.” If you’re a suspect in a felony case, for example, and police have a warrant out for your arrest, then chances are that warrant is not going away until you are apprehended, and the charges are dealt with.  Nevertheless, there are exceptions. Warrants may be withdrawn if prosecutors and…

As the holiday shopping season is in full swing, we thought we might take a moment to discuss shoplifting laws. It’s more than possible to accidentally make a move that gets you accused of shoplifting, especially in the era of self-checkouts.  And right now, shopkeepers are on high alert as US retail theft is said…

In California, verbal abuse can sometimes be charged as a crime. While the law doesn’t cover every single instance of true emotional abuse, it does cover some specific types of emotional abuse.  The way the law handles emotional abuse changes depending whether we’re talking about an adult victim or a child victim.  Emotional Damage to…