Is Tax Evasion a Federal Crime?
While the criminal justice system is inherently confusing, it is often more challenging to comprehend in the context of tax fraud and evasion. Here, you would usually ask a white-collar criminal defense counsel to defend you from allegations and strategically proceed with investigations.
Tax evasion, in particular, generally pertains to the underpayment or total non-payment of tax liabilities due. The IRS can determine this regardless of whether or not tax forms were filed with the agency, although they must show that the tax avoidance was willful. While tax evasion is illegal, there are legal ways to reduce taxpayer obligations.
Here, …
How Important is a Criminal Defense Attorney?
Facing criminal charges, allegations, and legal proceedings with the risk of being behind bars for a long time can be terrifying and stressful. However, an in-depth understanding of the process as well as obtaining a criminal defense attorney’s legal assistance can go a long way to help you deal with your charges. If you are charged with a serious or violent crime, you have the right to defend yourself against those charges.
The criminal justice system is designed to deliver justice to everyone. It aims to protect the innocent, convict criminals, and provide a fair justice process to help keep …
What is Money Laundering?
The term ‘money laundering‘ generally refers to a process of making huge amounts of ‘dirty’ money appear as if it came from a legitimate source. Millions of dollars that came from any illegal activity, such as proceeds of crime, terrorist funding, drug trafficking, or any other criminal activity are often considered dirty. Similar to the normal laundromat, such money will then undergo a process that ‘launders’ them to disguise and conceal them as ‘clean’.
Given the fines, penalties, and other sanctions that come with a money laundering case, any accusation must be taken very seriously. Accused money launderers …
What It Means to Expunge Convictions in California
Going through a criminal investigation is not easy. If you have been charged with and sentenced for a crime, you may have the conviction expunged. This is often confused with the closely related motion to seal, where one asks the court to have a criminal record sealed. A California expungement (or expunction) is a legal proceeding where the justice court can allow an individual to withdraw a ‘guilty’ or a ‘no contedere’ (no contest) plea and instead plead ‘not guilty’ in a criminal case. The judge will dismiss the criminal charges and set aside the criminal conviction.
For expungement-related concerns …
Properly Dealing with Assault Charges
Assault and battery charges are some of the most difficult cases to handle. These two often come together, but important distinctions must be made to minimize errors. An offender who intentionally threatens manipulates, or intimidates an alleged victim and then actually commits an act that leads to serious bodily injury can be charged with assault and battery. If you are facing any of these charges, consult with trusted Gold River criminal defense lawyers that will look into your case.
What this article will focus on are:
- Clarification of terms in a criminal case
- Assault laws and varying degrees
- Possible defenses
What is a Violent Crime in California?
Violent crimes or violent felonies are those crimes where the perpetrator or offender uses force or threat on a victim. A violent felony can be done even with or without the use of firearms or weapons for crimes related to violence include malicious hostility toward other people and behaviors like lack of self-control, anger, mental or psychological issues which may cause them to have aggressive tendencies, and disorderly conduct. Gangs that do drug trafficking and drug use are also included in violent crimes. A reliable criminal defense lawyer in Gold River is your best bet when charged with these …
Domestic Violence Accusations: Here’s What to Do As the Accused
When you are convicted because of domestic violence, your entire life undergoes a full 180-degree turn. Your reputation might be ruined and it will be on your criminal record permanently. However, it’s not yet over until it’s proven that you are indeed guilty. You still must stand in court and defend yourself. Fortunately, you can enlist the help of a criminal defense attorney to help you.
What is domestic violence?
It’s a criminal offense where a person uses violence to assault and inflict bodily harm to their partner. However, in most cases, even non-physical harm is also considered domestic violence…
Dismissing a Case in California
When faced with a criminal case, defendants usually have to go to court to defend themselves so that the charge can be reduced, or better yet, completely dismissed. However, in a lot of cases, dismissals may occur pretrial and defendants don’t even have to defend themselves in court.
Many cases can be dismissed even before a trial or a plea due to several different reasons, including:
- Insufficient evidence to prove the crime,
- Loss of necessary evidence to prove the crime,
- Unavailability of a necessary witness to testify against the defendant,
- Lack of probable cause,
- An illegal stop or search,
- An
California Warrant Search – What are Warrants and How to Know If You Have One
Warrants are orders issued by judges on behalf of the state that allows the police department, or another body, to search premises (search warrant), make arrests (warrant of arrest), or perform an action related to the administration of justice.
According to California Law, there are two types of warrants that allow law enforcement officers to arrest someone- arrest warrants and bench warrants. Bench warrants are a type of arrest warrant and differ slightly for the issuing cause, but both give a county police officer the authority to apprehend and detain you.
Finding out that you have a warrant- especially if …
What are Criminal Defense Lawyers and 11 Reasons You Should Get One
Criminal defense lawyers, also known as criminal lawyers, criminal attorneys, and public defenders, are a type of lawyers that defend entities that have been charged with a crime, including individuals, organizations, and corporations.
The scope of their work spans the different crimes covered in the U.S. penal code and state laws which include, but are not limited to, drunk driving, theft, domestic violence, sex crimes, violent crimes, drug crimes, fraud, manslaughter, homicide, burglary, and embezzlement. Criminal lawyers will defend their clients against these charges in appellate, state, and federal courts.
Generally speaking, a criminal defense lawyer will strive …