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Car Considered a Deadly Weapon Against Bicyclist in San Francisco (CA Penal Code 245(a)(1))

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 14, 2013

What are the penalties for assault with a deadly weapon in California?

Founder of Zeitgeist Artist Management Convicted of Assault (CA Penal Code 240)

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 12, 2013

How does California prosecute charges of assault?

Juvenile Charged with Hate Crime in AC Transit Attack in Berkeley (CA Penal Code 422.55, 422.6, 422.7, & 422.75)

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 6, 2013

How does California prosecute hate crime charges?

Fake Guns Cause Confusion over Police Shootings

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 4, 2013

There has been much in the news as of late concerning the problematic issue of police shootings in which a fake gun was involved.  The latest of these was the shooting of 13-year-old (name withheld for privacy) in Sonoma County.  It seems that the boy had a fake AK-47, which a deputy mistook for a […]

Drug Tunnel Drivers Face Charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana (CA Health and Safety Code 11351 – 11352)

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 1, 2013

What are the penalties for charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana?

Boy Kills Neo-Nazi Father is Sentenced to 10 Years for Second-Degree Murder (CA Penal Code 187(b))

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 24, 2013

How does California prosecute juvenile murder charges?

Santa Clara Resident Pleads Guilty to Threatening Senator Leland Yee (CA Penal Code 422)

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 24, 2013

What is the penal code for criminal threats in California?

Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Indicted on Felony Impersonation (CA Penal Code 529)

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 23, 2013

What are the penalties for felony charges of impersonation in California?

Alameda County Judge Sentenced for Embezzlement of Elderly Neighbor (CA Penal Code 368(d) and 368(e))

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 22, 2013

How does California prosecute charges of embezzlement?

San Francisco Man Acquitted of Indecent Exposure on BART (CA Penal Code 314)

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 21, 2013

What are the penalties for indecent exposure in California?