Articles Posted in Orange County Lawyer

If you are convicted of a felony offense in California, the only way to truly get it removed from your record and all your rights as a citizen reinstated (firearm, voting), is through a Gubernatorial Pardon. As you might imagine, requesting the Governor of the State of California to Pardon you for an offense is…

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl could face court martial for the crime of Desertion for leaving his post in June 2009. At that time he was a private first class at Forward Operating Post Mest in eastern Afghanistan. Mest, a small base surrounded by Taliban fighters, had been established and maintained by the platoon he was in.…

I have practiced law for over 20 years and during that time I have seen many people get arrested for a crime who end up never going to court because the District Attorney declines to file the charge. There are many reasons for this. The most common is that the police may have probable cause…