Juvenile Crimes can be a serious criminal offense. If your child has been charged with a Juvenile Offense, in an effort to protect the minor’s future, you need to rely on an experienced and aggressive Santa Rosa juvenile criminal defense…
California generally has a “zero tolerance” policy for juveniles who are found to be guilty of a DUI. If you are a juvenile who has been charged with a DUI, you may be charged not only for a juvenile DUI,…
A second DUI conviction in Sonoma County with a prior DUI in the past 10 years can carry serious consequences, including up to 5 years’ probation, a one thousand dollar find, and up to one year in Sonoma County jail….
1) Inadequate or broken observation period: In order to properly read your BAC by a breath test, the testing officer must observe you continuously for at least 15 minutes before taking a sample. If you belch, vomit, or regurgitate gas…
While almost always prosecuted jointly, assault and battery are two different offenses. Under the California Penal Code, assault is defined as, “an unlawful attempt, coupled with the present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another.” Essentially…
The booking process begins once someone is arrested. The booking process usually includes: Fingerprinting, photographing, and searching the suspect for contraband, drugs and weapons Recording the basic personal information of the suspect—more recently with CAM recorders A search of the…
Fiumara & Milligan Law, PC just donated $10,000 to Roseland University Prep School in Santa Rosa toward the construction of a brand new $16 million dollar campus. Roseland University Prep is a small college preparatory high school located in the…
Making threats to someone, even through social media, is against the law in California. According to California Penal Code 422, making electronic, verbal or written threats to someone’s safety is considered a crime. This is because the person making the…
California criminal law treats public intoxication as a misdemeanor. People can be charged with the crime if an officer believes they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a combination of the two. This type of crime is…
Under California law when a person under the age of 18 is alleged to have committed a crime, the judicial process under which the child is prosecuted, called a delinquency proceeding, is a civil action rather than a criminal matter….