Violating a Court Order in California – Penal Code 166 PC
Violating a Court Order in California – Penal Code 166 PC The state of California takes court orders very seriously, partly because many court orders are protective or restraining orders…
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…







