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Category: Violent Crimes

Thief to Face Animal Cruelty Charges for Tossing Cats into Bay (CA Penal Code 597)

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 26, 2013

How does California prosecute animal cruelty charges?

Car Considered a Deadly Weapon Against Bicyclist in San Francisco (CA Penal Code 245(a)(1))

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 14, 2013

What are the penalties for assault with a deadly weapon in California?

Founder of Zeitgeist Artist Management Convicted of Assault (CA Penal Code 240)

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 12, 2013

How does California prosecute charges of assault?

Fake Guns Cause Confusion over Police Shootings

Rabin Nabizadeh
November 4, 2013

There has been much in the news as of late concerning the problematic issue of police shootings in which a fake gun was involved.  The latest of these was the shooting of 13-year-old (name withheld for privacy) in Sonoma County.  It seems that the boy had a fake AK-47, which a deputy mistook for a […]

Boy Kills Neo-Nazi Father is Sentenced to 10 Years for Second-Degree Murder (CA Penal Code 187(b))

Rabin Nabizadeh
October 24, 2013

How does California prosecute juvenile murder charges?