Penal Code 401 PC: Aid, Advise or Encourage a Suicide
California Penal Code Section 401 PC: Aid, Advise or Encourage a Suicide Assisted Suicide 1. Definition and Elements of the Crime While there are differing opinions about the morality of…
Penal Code 422 PC – Criminal Threats – California Law
Penal Code 422 PC – Criminal Threats – California Law Penal Code 422 PC prohibits you from making criminal threats. This means threats of death or great bodily injury that…
Penal Code 851.8 PC – Certificate of Factual Innocence in California
What does it mean to be factually innocent of a crime? Being factually innocent of a crime simply means that you did not commit the crime. The term is used…
Expungement California – How to Clear Criminal Records Under Penal Code 1203.4 PC
Expungement California – How to Clear Criminal Records Under Penal Code 1203.4 PC An expungement under California Penal Code 1203.4 PC allows you to withdraw a plea of guilty or…
How to Get a Sentence Commuted (Executive Clemency) in California
How to Get a Sentence Commuted (Executive Clemency) in California Inmates serving a jail or prison sentence in California can petition the governor to commute their sentence. A commutation is…
Marbury v. Madison – Null and Void – 14th Amendment
Marbury v. Madison Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803) Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, such as by expanding the scope of the Supreme…
Lucas v. Arkansas (1974) – 1st Amendment
Lucas v. Arkansas (1974) The single-sentence Supreme Court decision in Lucas v. Arkansas, 416 U.S. 919 (1974), vacated and remanded this case, along with Kelly v. Ohio, Rosen v. California,…
Governor Pardons
Does A Governor’s Pardon Seal Or Destroy Your Criminal Record? If you are convicted of a crime, your conviction will affect critical aspects of your life and the negative stigma…
How to Recover “Punitive Damages” in a California Personal Injury Case
How to Recover “Punitive Damages” in a California Personal Injury Case In California, you can recover punitive damages when you can show by clear and convincing evidence that the one…
Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record
Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record Cleaning Up Your Criminal Record If you have been convicted of a crime you may be eligible for relief through a relatively simple legal process.…