[playht_listen_button]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. […]
[playht_listen_button]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 […]
[playht_listen_button]California law defines embezzlement as “the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted.” Considered a “white-collar crime,” embezzlement is different from theft because the stolen property was being legally held by the embezzler. In other words, the embezzler had some sort of custody or control over the property or […]
[playht_listen_button]Nearly everyone is taught early in life that taking things that belong to someone else is wrong. People who ignore this lesson of youth and steal things that belong to another person may be charged with theft. Under California law, theft entails wrongfully taking another person’s money, real property, or personal property. Not paying a […]
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[playht_listen_button]Parents and caregivers have a responsibility toward the children in their care. They are expected to protect them from harm and to provide them with necessities of life, to the extent that they are able. They also must avoid putting the children in dangerous or harmful situations and, of course, cannot injure or hurt the […]
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[playht_listen_button]Under California law, the crime of burglary involves a person entering a building or vehicle with the intent to commit a crime. Burglary has occurred when the person has completed entering into the structure, regardless of whether they have committed the crime that they intended to commit inside. The charge of burglary is designed to […]
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[playht_listen_button]This country was founded on providing people with second chances. This principle speaks to the idea that once you have paid the price for your crime, it should not continue to affect you indefinitely. If you were convicted of a crime in California, and completed your sentence, then you deserve the opportunity to move on […]
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