Throughout your lifetime, you will probably have engaged in or made bets with your friends over ordinary or minor things. Let’s see what are betting law in California. While betting whether your friend will show up to the dinner on…
A person’s signature is an important part of their identity and ability to provide written consent. As such, there are aspects of the criminal penal code that protect individuals from forgery – an individual imitating your signature without your permission.…
With the number of school shootings increasing in the US, it is important to understand that a perpetrator can face multiple charges, with one of them being assaulting a school employee. If any individual assaults a person that is a…
California has specific laws that criminalize stalking or harassment of another person or their family. However, with the growing pervasiveness of the digital world, much of that stalking has moved online, which has presented new challenges for law enforcement worldwide.…
Citizens in society are often encouraged to report a crime to the police. However, they are also warned that filing a false report with malicious intent is also a crime. But what happens if the police officer is the one…
When discussing legal issues, you often hear that a certain case or prosecutor did not meet its burden of proof. Furthermore, you may have also heard that different legal issues have different burdens. In general, a burden of proof in…
It is often said that when you witness or encounter a crime that you should immediately report it to the police. In many situations, people fail to do so. However, there have also been instances of people falsely reporting a…
Registering as a Sex Offender in California When convicted of certain sex crimes under the California Penal Code, the convict is required to register under the California sex offender registration law. Moreover, the convict must also make sure to renew…
The criminal justice system in California has delineated in the penal code a specific measure, accessible to some, that allows for the expungement of a conviction. California Penal Code 1203.4 grants individuals the ability to expunge, or dismiss, the “penalties…
In a criminal or civil trial, one of the most important pieces for a case is evidence. It is the evidence that allows for prosecutors to prove the elements of a crime, or for a defense attorney to poke holes…