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Can I Withdraw My Guilty Plea In California? That's it. The gauntlet has been laid, and you've found yourself struggling to force down that knot in your throat. You’ve just made a decision—a big one—a life-changing one. You’re standing in criminal court, and you’ve decided to enter a plea of guilty. The judge tells you that you'll be back for sentencing in a couple [...]

Charged With Robbery In California? Under California Penal Code, robbery is “the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.” Robbery is a violent crime that prosecutors take very seriously. If you’ve been charged with robbery, you need a legal professional to tackle the prosecutor’s [...]

Charged With Conspiracy In California Conspiracy is a serious offense. Like an attempt of a crime, conspiracy is an inchoate offense. Inchoate offense is legalese for an unformed or undeveloped crime. In other words, you can be found guilty of conspiring to commit a crime or attempting to commit the crime without actually completing it. For an attempt, the person would have had to [...]

Charged With Murder In California? Under the California Penal Code, murder is defined as “the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought.” This is one of the gravest crimes you can be accused of. If you’ve been charged with murder, you are in very deep water and you need an experienced criminal defense attorney to defend you and make [...]

Charged With Attempt In California? If you attempt to commit a crime but do not complete it, you may have committed the crime of attempt, which is its own charge. In other words, you can still be held accountable for your actions even if you did not complete the crime. All states punish attempted crimes, and California is no different. If you have been [...]

Charged With Manslaughter In California? Manslaughter is a type of homicide. It is a grave offense, albeit a step down from murder. Prosecutors often accept plea bargains from defendants for charges of manslaughter instead of going to trial for murder. With life imprisonment as a possibility if convicted of murder, many defendants are keen to “plead down” to manslaughter. You need a skilled defense [...]