September 02, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
Many people make mistakes in their youth. These mistakes can range from minor brushes with the law that never amounts to anything, to major violations of the law that lead to arrest and even confinement in youth authority. However, California recognizes that mistakes as a juvenile should not necessary limit a person’s life after they become an adult.
Sealing a juvenile record can go along way in ensuring mistakes made as a youth, do not hamper a person’s ability to lead a productive and successful life as a adult. When a juvenile record is sealed, the records of arrest, detention, prosecution and conviction are physically sealed. The offense is deemed to have never occurred.
To be eligible to seal a juvenile record, the individual must be 18 years of age, and 5 years must have passed from the last arrest or discharge from probation. Despite what many believe, juvenile records are not automatically sealed when the juvenile turns 18. Although juvenile records are supposed to be confidential, arrest and conviction records often appear when an agency or employer to a background check.
Sealing juvenile records is the best way to ensure past mistakes committed as a child, do not restrict your opportunities as an adult.
If you or a loved one require your records to be sealed, it is imperative that you hire an aggressive, experienced criminal defense firm. Hiring an experienced criminal defense law firm can greatly increase your chances of cleaning your record. The attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have been helping people for over 30 years.
Please feel free to contact Wallin & Klarich to discuss your case. You can reach us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 888-749-0034 or go to our website at www.wklaw.com for more information.
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September 02, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
The charge of vandalism is one of the most common crimes charged against juveniles in California. Vandalism can be anything from graffiti to slashing another’s tires or keying a car. Although the property damage may be minor, the consequences to a juvenile convicted of vandalism, may be immense. Under California Penal Code Section 594, a [...]
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August 31, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
It was recently reported on LA Times that a 17-year-old boy was charged with eight felony counts, including involuntary manslaughter, after participating in a street race in Long Beach that left four people dead. The teenage boy faces being tried as an adult in an adult criminal court. The defendant was driving a Ford Taurus [...]
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August 30, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
It was recently reported in the LA Times that the alleged Grim Sleeper, Lonnie David Franklin Jr. entered a plea of not guilty in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Franklin is charged with killing 10 women over a span of more than two decades. Franklin was arrested in July 2010 after detectives linked his DNA [...]
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August 30, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
It was recently reported in the LA Times that ESPN sports columnist, Jay Mariotti, was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic assault. Mariotti can be seen on ESPN’s Around the Horn. Mariotti allegedly was in a verbal argument with his girlfriend at a club in Santa Monica. Mariotti allegedly became angry with his girlfriend for [...]
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August 27, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
It was recently reported in the OC Register that an Irvine jewelry store was burglarized on August 17, 2010. David Lee Jewelers in Irvine reported a man and a woman stole 16 Rolex watches from a display case. The two people came into the store as a couple and are believed to have stolen the [...]
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August 24, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
The U.S Supreme Court held that a middle school went to far when it conducted a “strip-search” of a student that was suspected of possessing prescription pain pills. In this case, a middle school student (S) reported to the principal that another student provided him with a pill and that he got sick after he [...]
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August 23, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
It is important for you to know that in California any person who has been convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense must receive probation with participation in a drug treatment program under Prop 36. This means that the court will impose appropriate drug testing as a condition of probation, and will require you to [...]
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August 18, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
The 4th District California Courts of Appeal recently ruled on case in which the defendant was seeking a new trial after being found guilty. After the trial the defendant’s attorney learned that a specific juror was having daily discussions with a friend about the case who was not on the jury panel. Based on the [...]
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August 18, 2010,Posted by Criminal Defense Attorney
In Loeffler v. Medina, the court denied an application to terminate a domestic violence restraining order because it found that the circumstances had not sufficiently changed. In this case, the parties were in a relationship from 1995 to 2001. In April 2001, the trial court issued a restraining order against Medina because of his behavior [...]
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