Harsh Sentences for Child Pornography

Child pornography convictions range from state court misdemeanors to federal court five-year mandatory minimums for first time offenders or fifteen-year mandatory minimums for defendants with a prior. Otherwise innocent people, who simply download child pornography on to their computer from… Read More

Restoring Right to Possess Firearm in California

People frequently ask whether they can legally possess a gun. The answer is sometimes complicated because California state and federal law both come into play. Experienced lawyers can clear things up, and in some cases actually help restore your right… Read More

certificates of rehabilitation and early termination of probation

What is a Certificates of Rehabilitation? Who is eligible? How can you recieve an Early Termination of Probation? If you are sentenced to prison you are not eligible to later expunge the conviction.  However, you may be eligible to obtain a certificate of… Read More

sealing and destroying arrest records

As you have been learning in the previous posts on this topic, there are many benefits to cleaning up your California criminal history record. Let’s now learn about sealing and destroying arrest records. There are several different circumstances in which records… Read More

obtaining a dissmissal of your criminal record

In this series of blog posts concerning criminal records in California, we have covered details about what a criminal record really means, how to obtain your own criminal history record, how an adverse record can effect you and how to… Read More

options for getting convictions dismissed

Did you know there are several ways to have convictions completely dismissed from your record? What are dismissal options and the methods to accomplish this? There are several ways to have convictions dismissed from your record including reducing your felony… Read More

know your criminal history record

It is vital for you to know what your criminal history record in California is before you can do anything about cleaning it up.   If you have a criminal history record, there are ways to clean it up to minimize… Read More

clean up your california criminal record

If you are currently charged with committing a criminal offense in California it is important that you understand that your decisions in this phase of handling your case will likely affect what is reported on your criminal record. In many cases… Read More

become educated

Well, I did it! I finally decided to enter the world of Blogging.  I look forward to sharing interesting stories and useful information to those who are facing criminal charges and those who have loved ones who are facing such charges. As you… Read More