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Criminal Defenses in Modesto Ca

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In our modern legal systems, individuals are entitled to raise defenses during their trials to show that they were not fully, if at all, responsible for their criminal conduct. The criminal justice system permits the use of a defense to ensure that the accused receives proportional justice. The usage of defenses varies by jurisdiction. This article also touches on newer, more controversial defenses, such as the brainwashing defense, the rotten social background defense, the battered woman defense, the Black rage defense, the cultural defense, and religious defense. The question of which defenses are legitimate was reconsidered in the 1990s during the drafting of the statute for the International Criminal Court.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

Common Criminal Defenses to California Crimes 

1) Accidents
2) Alibis
3) Coerced Confessions
4) Double Jeopardy
5) Duress
6) Entrapment
7) False Accusations / Wrongful Arrest
8) Insanity
9) Lack of Probable Cause
10) Mistaken Identity
11) Mistake of Fact
12) Necessity
13) Parent’s Right to Discipline a Child
14) Police Misconduct
15) Self-Defense / Defense of Others
16) Unconsciousness
17) Voluntary / Involuntary Intoxication[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

Criminal Defense Lawyer in Modesto – contact Sodhi Law Group today.

The Sodhi Law Group is a highly successful law firm located in Modesto, California. We specialize in Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Contracts and Transactions, and many other legal services. Jak Sodhi, Ameet Birring, and their team of professionals offer more than 20-plus years of legal experience and over 90% successful court cases since 1999*.

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