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  • Young Adult Charged with Penal Code Sections 273.5(a) and 243(b), Informal Diversion by the Prosecution, Granted!
    Young Adult Charged with Penal Code Sections 273.5(a) and 243(b), Informal Diversion by the Prosecution, Granted!

    Recently, at the Pasadena Courthouse in the San Gabriel valley (Los Angeles County), attorney Karin Khachatorian represented a client, who was charged with misdemeanor violations of Penal Code ...

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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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  • 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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  • Amazing Result Obtained for Client Charged with Two Domestic Violence Related Cases! Two Serna Motions Granted! Our Office was able to Obtain a Complete Dismissal of all Charges on Both Cases!
    Amazing Result Obtained for Client Charged with Two Domestic Violence Related Cases! Two Serna Motions Granted! Our Office was able to Obtain a Complete Dismissal of all Charges on Both Cases!

    Our client recently retained immigration counsel to assist him with adjusting his immigration status in the United States since he is not a United States citizen. After completing a criminal history ...

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  • Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives - How Escovar Law, APC Evaluates These Cases
    Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives - How Escovar Law, APC Evaluates These Cases

    AB-2942 was enacted in 2018 and made significant amendments to Penal Code section 1170(d)(1), now permitting district attorney offices across the state of California to recommend the recall of an ...

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  • Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives May Allow More Streamlined Approach to Retroactive Sentence Modifications (AB-2942)
    Newly Elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascon’s Penal Code section 1170(d)(1) Resentencing Directives May Allow More Streamlined Approach to Retroactive Sentence Modifications (AB-2942)

    On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown approved Assembly Bill - 2942 which created landmark authority permitting the District Attorney’s Office to retroactively recommend shorter sentences for ...

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