- San Diego County Charge: Out of county resident charged with felony assault and battery involving multiple victims and great bodily and serious injuries Result: Verdict, Not Guilty on All 7 counts of Assault and Battery with Great Bodily Injury and Multiple Strikes.San Diego County Charge: 69 year old man driving under the influence of methamphetamine onto oncoming traffic Result: Hung Jury and District Attorney Dismissed DUI San Diego County Charge: Mother of two evading police in hit and run charge with serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed after Successful Line-Up Motion San Diego County Charge: Juvenile charged with running over her ex boyfriend at high school Result: Court Dismissed case after Argument Made In Mitigation San Diego County Charge: Spouse arrested for domestic violence after 911 calls and pictures of serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed at Trial San Diego County Charge: Military member arrested for assault and battery Result: Court Dismissed after successful argument for Military Diversion San Diego Federal Charge: 19-year-old student charged with Alien Smuggling Result: Case Dismissed after negotiations with US AttorneySan Diego County Charge: Out of county resident charged with felony assault and battery involving multiple victims and great bodily and serious injuries Result: Verdict, Not Guilty on All 7 counts of Assault and Battery with Great Bodily Injury and Multiple Strikes.San Diego County Charge: 69 year old man driving under the influence of methamphetamine onto oncoming traffic Result: Hung Jury and District Attorney Dismissed DUI San Diego County Charge: Mother of two evading police in hit and run charge with serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed after Successful Line-Up Motion San Diego County Charge: Juvenile charged with running over her ex boyfriend at high school Result: Court Dismissed case after Argument Made In Mitigation San Diego County Charge: Spouse arrested for domestic violence after 911 calls and pictures of serious bodily injury Result: District Attorney Dismissed at Trial San Diego County Charge: Military member arrested for assault and battery Result: Court Dismissed after successful argument for Military Diversion San Diego Federal Charge: 19-year-old student charged with Alien Smuggling Result: Case Dismissed after negotiations with US Attorney
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Definition & Meaning of Spousal Battery
According to statistics, offenses pertaining to domestic violence (DV) account for approximately 20% of all violent crimes reported in California. Every day, local DV hotlines receive an average of ~20,000 calls - and instances of spousal battery make up the majority of them. This effectively places the domestic battery among...
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Legal Aspects & Consequences of Spousal Battery
While disputes are commonplace in any relationship, sometimes they can escalate into something more severe. Unfortunately, in the instance of domestic violence cases, “sometimes” can be translated into “very often”. The very nature of these crimes makes them universally frowned upon by the California legal system, which is reflected in...
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Felony Domestic Violence: Corporal Injury Laws Explained
Domestic violence (DV) is an event that can and, often, does leave trauma that goes beyond physical. For this reason, it is a crime that is regarded with the strongest disapproval - both by the public and, especially, by the California justice system. Given the severity of this offense, understanding...
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Sentences for Felony Domestic Violence: Corporal Injury
In the Golden State, domestic violence is viewed highly unfavorably both by the public and the legal system, especially if it results in corporal injury. As such, penalties for this crime can be severe, ranging from hefty fines to lengthy prison times. Considering the nature of the charges, effective defense...
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Legal & Social Consequences of Selling Drugs in California
Every year, illegal drugs ruin tens of thousands of lives in California and hundreds of thousands more across the US. In fact, according to the CDC, in September 2023 there were over one million overdose deaths in the US, more than 10,000 of which were in the Golden State. However,...
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Drug Sales Laws in California: A Comprehensive Breakdown
Whether illegal by default or unlawfully obtained, drugs have the potential to cause a whole host of problems not only to individuals but to their loved ones and communities as a whole. From drug-induced domestic violence that results in major bodily injuries to entire gang wars taking place on a...
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Repercussions of Drug Trafficking in CA
The destructive potential of narcotics and other illegal substances places drug trafficking crimes at the very top of the seriousness list, both on the state and federal levels. Penalties for these offenses reflect the grave nature of the crimes, often resulting in lengthy prison sentences and exorbitant fines. To make...
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CA Drug Trafficking Laws: The Basics
By definition, drug trafficking refers to buying, selling, transporting, furnishing, giving away, or in any other way distributing or moving controlled substances. Trafficking can be an individual or collective effort (i.e. organized by criminal groups), conducted by any means (i.e. by car, on foot, etc.), with the end goal typically...
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Cocaine Laws in California Explained
Cocaine is one of the most famous, widespread, and abused drugs in the world. It is a potent stimulant with high addictive potential and little to no medical use, which is why it is classified as a Schedule II Controlled Substance. On the other hand, cocaine base, which typically refers...
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Penalties for Cocaine-Related Crimes in CA
Cocaine and its free-base form (crack cocaine) are powerful stimulants with extreme addictive potential. Given the fact that they have virtually no accepted medical application makes both drugs rank high in the controlled substances range (Schedule II and I, respectively). This also makes cocaine and crack cocaine possession, distribution, and...
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