It is a federal crime for a convicted felon to be in unlawful possession of a firearm, and the ordinary maximum sentence for that crime is 10 years of imprisonment. However, under the Armed Career Criminal Act (Act), a convicted felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm is subject to “Sentencing: California Felony Convictions Increase Punishment under Federal Law”
Expungement of a Criminal Conviction in San Diego
In applications for professional licenses, California requires individuals convicted of crimes to demonstrate rehabilitation before offering a license in many areas of professional life. This includes, for instance, obtaining a job as a lawyer, doctor, nurse, dentist, contractor, banker, or real estate professional. Obtaining an expungement of a criminal record “Expungement of a Criminal Conviction in San Diego”
Early Termination of Probation in DUI Cases
California law affords judges a great deal of discretion to terminate probation at any time. Most misdemeanor convictions are punishable by a probation term of three years. A specific provision of the California Vehicle Code, however, specifies that DUI violations are to be punished with at least a three year probation “Early Termination of Probation in DUI Cases”
Prostitution and the Internet
The El Cajon Police Department yesterday published the names and photographs of men convicted of soliciting an act of prostitution and women convicted of agreeing to an act of prostitution. The men were snared through undercover officers posing as prostitutes. The woman were snared by undercover officers posing as Johns. Prostitution “Prostitution and the Internet”
Changes to Clearing a Criminal Record
California law has long provided a way to expunge certain criminal convictions for those individuals who are off probation and are not serving a sentence for any other offense. Unfortunately, the California legislature has started to chip away at the right to expunge a criminal record, now providing that qualifying individuals for certain crimes “Changes to Clearing a Criminal Record”