It is a crime in California to knowingly carry a dagger or dirk that you could readily use as your stabbing weapon. The crime is a wobbler; the prosecutor can charge it as a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on...
Read More...One day, you are leading an everyday life, and the next minute, a sudden and tragic incident occurs. California law draws a narrow distinction between an actual accident and criminal liability, and people often do...
Read More...Ordinarily, the terms murder and homicide are used interchangeably, yet in a courtroom in California, this belief may be costly. Although all murders qualify as homicides, not all homicides qualify as crimes. In...
Read More...California Penal Code 667.71 defines a habitual sexual offender as an individual who has committed a particular sex crime and is later convicted in another proceeding of a qualifying sex crime. This law is a...
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