Proposition 36 Gives Inmates Serving Life In Prison A Chance At Reducing Their Sentence
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
On Tuesday November 6, 2012, almost 70% of California voters supported Proposition 36, which changes how California administers it’s three strikes law. Under that law, a person convicted of three felonies is sentenced to life in prison. Proposition 36 changes…
read moreAssault With a Deadly Weapon Is Not Always a Strike in California
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
When a lawyer’s client is charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon under penal code section 245(a)(1), they are facing a “strike” under California’s Three Strikes law. Assault with a deadly weapon is what I call a “mega-wobbler” –…
read moreTeen Charged With Burglary in Pasadena
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
Pasadena Star News is reporting that a teen was caught in a suspected residential burglary in Pasadena last night. If this case stays in juvenile court and is charged as a “strike”, there could be serious long term consequences.
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