Blog Posts in May, 2023

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  • Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7(e)(2)- Health and Safety Code § 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Originally a Felony Offense- Which had been diverted under, Deferred Entry of Judgment-Penal Code §1000
    Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7(e)(2)- Health and Safety Code § 11350 “Possession of a Controlled Substance” Originally a Felony Offense- Which had been diverted under, Deferred Entry of Judgment-Penal Code §1000

    Recently, in Los Angeles County at the San Fernando Courthouse, our office was successful in litigating a Penal Code section 1473.7 motion arguing that our client did not meaningfully understand and ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence and Penal Code § 273(a) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offenses Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charges Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385, “In the Interest of Justice”. R
    Post-Conviction Relief! Penal Code § 273.5 Domestic Violence and Penal Code § 273(a) “Child Endangerment” Misdemeanor Offenses Vacated Per Penal Code § 1473.7 Motion and Charges Dismissed Pursuant to Penal Code section 1385, “In the Interest of Justice”. R

    Attorney Steve Escovar recently succeeded in achieving post-conviction relief by way of a Penal Code § 1473.7 motion to overturn our client's 2013 convictions for “Domestic Violence” and "Child ...

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  • Petition to Seal Record of Arrest Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91, Granted for Our Client!
    Petition to Seal Record of Arrest Pursuant to Penal Code section 851.91, Granted for Our Client!

    Our client recently hired our office to attempt to seek post-conviction relief (i.e., Seal his Record of Arrest) on the criminal case that he had been convicted of in 1991. Earlier this year, we were ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 261.5(c)- “Any Person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” - Vacated Per Penal Code section 1473.7 and Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1382
    Post-Conviction Relief: Penal Code section 261.5(c)- “Any Person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor” - Vacated Per Penal Code section 1473.7 and Dismissed Per Penal Code section 1382

    In the Clara Shortridge Foltz Courthouse, Attorney Steve Escovar recently won a Penal Code section 1473.7 motion to vacate a conviction. The matter was a 1999 conviction for violating Penal Code ...

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  • Attempted Murder Life Sentence Exposure reduced to Criminal Threats with 16-month sentence in Riverside County
    Attempted Murder Life Sentence Exposure reduced to Criminal Threats with 16-month sentence in Riverside County

    Recently, in Riverside Superior Court, we represented a client who was charged with attempted murder under Penal Code section 664/187(a), Penal Code section 273.5(a), Penal Code section 12022(b)(1), ...

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  • Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of violating Health and Safety Code § 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale”. Charged, Vacated and Completely Dismissed!
    Post-Conviction Relief Obtained for Client Convicted of violating Health and Safety Code § 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale”. Charged, Vacated and Completely Dismissed!

    Our client was convicted in San Luis Obispo County in 2006 for violating Health and Safety Code section 11378, “Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale.” Due to the fact that he was a non-citizen of ...

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