Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

PC273.5(A)

INF CORP INJ:SPOUSE/COHAB

PC245(A)(1)

FORCE/ADW NOT FIREARM:GBI

PC591

DAMAGE/ETC POWER LINES

how much time will you get with charges such as these?

if its a 1st time offense...


Asked on 3/11/10, 12:39 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

"How much time will I get" is a question posed by people who have given up. Those words bear the stench of death and defeat, of jail bars clanging shut, of future employment opportunities denied, of children you'll never get to see. Anybody with a calculator and a copy of the penal code can figure out the maximum state prison sentence for a DV with great bodily injury. The question you should be asking a lawyer is, "How do { fight this?"

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Answered on 3/16/10, 1:03 am
BRUCE NELSON BRUCE E. NELSON ATTORNEY AT LAW

The DA in their zeal will want a long time and Mr .Stone is right, you should fight this as many times the charges will not all hold up to the standard that the DA must demonstrate and many times the charges well exceed the actual state of the facts.It is easier to downgrade or eliminate a charge than it is to upgrade or add a charge.If you plead guilty to all of the charges as listed you will not see the light of day outside of prison for a long time.

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Answered on 3/16/10, 5:10 am


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