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Most Common Sentence for Juvenile Offenders - girl crying while hugging mom
24
Oct

What is the Most Common Sentence for Juvenile Offenders?

October 24, 2022, , ,
If the goal of the juvenile court system is rehabilitation, what is the most common sentence for juvenile offenders? What will happen to your child if the judge finds the allegations against them to be true? This is a common worry. It’s what keeps most parents up at night when their child is in trouble....
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What are the Differences Between Adult and Juvenile Courts - family on bench in park
17
Oct

What are the Differences Between Adult and Juvenile Courts?

October 17, 2022, , ,
If your son or daughter is in trouble, we want to help you … and the first way is by explaining the differences between adult and juvenile courts. Children are different, and even if they violate the law, they should not be punished in the same way as adults are. That’s not just our opinion....
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Should I Rely on a Public Defender for Cases Involving a Minor - gavel and juvenile law base with library and scales of justice in background
22
Sep

Should I Rely on a Public Defender for Cases Involving a Minor?

September 22, 2022, , ,
It’s scary and stressful when your child is in trouble and needs legal help, and you may be wondering something along the lines of, “Should I rely on a public defender for cases involving a minor?” We get it. After all, minors face different rules and different consequences. So you may be thinking that a...
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06
Apr

Here’s Why You Should Never Google Search Your Charges

April 6, 2022, , , , , , ,
Every second, 63,000 people hit ‘search’ on Google. That’s 5.6 billion searches per day! Some of these searches are no doubt high stakes — like right after an arrest. While it can be tempting and even feel like you’re being proactive, it can have the opposite effect. This is because Google will pull information without...
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23
Mar

Is DNA Protected By the 4th Amendment?

March 23, 2022, , , , , , ,
How private should your genetic information be? In an age where everything is available at our fingertips, it’s a very important question. While there are valid and lawful reasons for collecting DNA (often in cases of serious felony arrests), your DNA has a number of protections in place that are constitutionally protected...
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09
Mar

Domestic Violence: Gun Laws in California & The Importance of Firearm Relinquishment

March 9, 2022, , , , ,
Half of all women killed in the United States are murdered by a former or current intimate partner. If this seems like a harrowing number, so too is the risk when firearms are involved in domestic violence situations — a woman is five times more likely to be murdered when an abuser has access to...
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02
Mar

Juvenile Justice Realignment: What’s Next for Youth as State Transitions into Closing Juvenile Prisons By 2023

March 2, 2022, , , , ,
What is the status of juvenile justice in California? That’s the question on a lot of minds as the state prepares to shutter the Department of Juvenile Justice. The intention is to keep juvenile defendants in their local community and focus on rehabilitation rather than serving sentences in state-run juvenile lock-ups...
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16
Feb

“Use a Gun & You’re Done”: What to Know About Current Laws, New Liabilities & the 10-20-Life Law (California’s Gun-Related Enhancement Law)

February 16, 2022, , , , ,
...The correlation between increased gun sales and gun-related violence is no coincidence according to the troubling data of the past couple of years. In a previous blog on the subject, we addressed skyrocketing homicides rates in 2020 over 2019 (at a 31% increase) and violence-related calls for assistance involving a firearm (at 42%)...
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Arrested in the Valley? Call Sally
14
Feb

Check Out our New Billboard

February 14, 2022,
If you are driving on highway 99 you are about to see a friendly new face. A new billboard on 99 in Fresno has the slogan “Arrested in the Valley? Call Sally!”?   Learn more about Sally Vecchiarelli and the new billboard on our website. Click to call 855-SALLY-CALI.
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