Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

My boyfrean was arested and this are the sharches pc 245a1 what it maens


Asked on 8/12/13, 3:58 am

3 Answers from Attorneys

Elena Condes LAW OFFFICE OF ELENA CONDES

A 245(a)(1) is an assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury. It's an offense that can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony.

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Answered on 8/12/13, 6:31 am
Joe Dane Law Office of Joe Dane

He is looking at felony assault charges. Depending on how it is charged, he could be looking at anything from a misdemeanor up to a felony that is a strike and could land him in state prison.

You need a good criminal defense attorney. I'd strongly suggest you find someone who focuses on criminal law and who routinely practices in the court where this case will be heard.

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Answered on 8/12/13, 7:01 am
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

"Any person who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument other than a firearm or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment." (Pen. Code, sect. 245, subd. (a)(1).)

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Answered on 8/12/13, 8:43 am


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