The Sixth Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial is an often misunderstood concept. It has different applicability if the case is a felony as compared to a misdemeanor. There have also been several recent reported decisions by our state appellate courts that have eroded this right and clarified other areas of the right. For the latest decision on this topic, click on the following link –http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1899486.html.
Split sentences on county jail felony terms are now presumptively mandatory, as of January 1, 2015. This is according to a new Rule of Court, Rule 4.415. It would make the final portion of every county jail felony sentence suspended and release of a defendant mandatory unless the interest of justice warrant denial of this. What is a split sentence anyways? Click on the following link to read about this –http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1898972.html.
In misdemeanor cases such as vandalism, shoplifting, hit and run and certain others, a defendant can pay the victim for the damages caused in a crime, show the judge proof of the payment and then the judge can dismiss the case. There is a bit more to it than just this, but the general concept exists. It is provided for at Penal Code §§ 1377 and 1378. To learn more about his type of motion, called a Motion for Civil Compromise, click here – http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1896073.html.
It can be heartbreaking to see the effects possible on a vulnerable child having a parent afflicted by mental illness or a personality defect. The child certainly did nothing to suffer such treatment. What if the child is sick and the parents refuse to properly take care of him or her? Can this be a crime? Can it be mayhem? Click on the following case summary to read about such a conviction –http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1895163.html.
Double jeopardy is a household phrase that many people do not understand. It invokes concepts of civil rights and due process, but what does this Constitutional right really mean? Sometimes, to understand the concept, an example of an actual case is best to read. Click on the following case to see how this concept was considered and acted upon in a case involving criminal threats and a man with a Rottweiler – http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1894434.html.
Anyone arrested for DUI will lose their actual license and be issued a temporary license by the police. On this temporary license, on pink paper, is a lot of small print that can be quite confusing. One thing stated is that the license will automatically expire in 30 days if within 10 days of the arrest one does not contact the DMV to reserve a DMV hearing. What is a DMV hearing? What goes on there? Click on the following article to read answers to these questions –http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1892533.html.
Want to learn how not to challenge a red light camera ticket? Are photographs hearsay? How about a video of a car entering an intersection? With anyone who receives a red light camera ticket, there is a sense of outrage and suspicion tht the photographs and sometimes, video, are not reliable. For a good lesson on what not to argue, click on the link that follows – http://www.greghillassociates.com/lawyer-attorney-1891647.html.
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