Understanding the Differences Between Infractions, Misdemeanors, and Felonies, and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help
Understanding the Differences Between Infractions, Misdemeanors, and Felonies, and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help Criminal offenses range in severity from minor infractions to serious felonies. Understanding the differences between these categories is crucial for anyone facing legal challenges. Each type of offense carries different consequences, and having a skilled criminal defense attorney can...
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Criminal Law – Understanding Why You Need an Attorney Like Sodhi Law Group!
Criminal Law, understanding Why You Need an Attorney Like Sodhi Law Group in California. Criminal law in California is a challenging system that governs a wide range of offenses, from minor misdemeanors to serious felonies. When you’re accused of a crime, the consequences can alter your life dramatically. Jail time, heavy fines, and a permanent...
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Navigating a DUI Stop in California
Navigating a DUI Stop in California: How Sodhi Law Group Can Be Your Advocate Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense in California, with potentially severe consequences. If you find yourself pulled over for suspicion of DUI in the Golden State, it’s crucial to know your rights and how to proceed. Furthermore, seeking...
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Everyone is innocent until proven guilty
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty As per criminal law in the state of California, every individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. This means that a person accused of a crime is not automatically deemed guilty and must be proven as such through evidence presented in court. This fundamental principle is rooted in the...
Read MoreWhat do I do if arrested on criminal charges?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What do I do if arrested on criminal charges?” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]When you are arrested on criminal charges, the first thing you should do is remain calm. You may be feeling scared, anxious, or angry, but it is important to remember that you have rights and you should exercise them. The police will likely try to...
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Criminal Defense: Self-Defense / Defense of Others Modesto Ca
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Criminal Defense: Self-Defense / Defense of Others Modesto Ca [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Under California’s self-defense law, if you injure or kill another person in self-defense or in defending another person, your conduct will be excused. But your actions must be reasonable under the circumstances. In other words, if you believe that you or another person face...
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Criminal Defense: Mistaken Identity – Modesto Ca
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Criminal Defense: Mistaken Identity – Modesto Ca [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Mistaken eyewitness identification is the leading cause of wrongful conviction. It can happen because: you (your physical description, your clothes, your car, etc.) happen to resemble the actual perpetrator, someone assumes you are to blame for a criminal act (for example, an elder’s doctor reports you...
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Criminal Defense: Duress
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Criminal Defense: Duress [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] If you commit a crime because you reasonably believe your life is in immediate danger, California law excuses your criminal conduct. “Duress” excuses criminal culpability when you only commit the crime because another person’s threats or menacing actions compel you to do so. But there’s one crime that duress does...
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Criminal Defense: Double Jeopardy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Criminal Defense: Double Jeopardy [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The “double jeopardy” clauses of the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution protect you from being prosecuted a second time for the same offense following an acquittal or a conviction (but typically not a mistrial), and facing multiple punishments for the same offense. Let’s say that a jury acquits...
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