Proposition 57 is already at work for juvenile defendants in Sonoma County Superior Court. Before this measure was decidedly passed by the voters on November 8, 2016, prosecutors could charge minors 15 or older as adults if they were suspected…
If you are accused of a crime in Sonoma or Marin County, you can expect that the police are NOT going to give you helpful information beyond what they are constitutionally required to do. Cops are allowed to outright lie to…
California Penal Code 417 PC makes it a crime to draw or exhibit any deadly weapon or firearm, such as a pistol or rifle, in a rude, angry, or threatening manner, or to use illegally uses a deadly weapon or…
An undercover prostitution operation into solicitations for sex with women or children under age 14 resulted in the arrests of eight Sonoma County men, a Santa Rosa police sergeant said Monday. Three Sonoma County agencies ran the operation Thursday evening…
If you are being questioned by the police, it is important that you understand what your rights are and what you should not disclose. Officers have been known to use numerous methods to solve a crime—don’t be a victim to…
THE FIRST RULE TO FOLLOW AFTER AN ARREST: REMAIN SILENT EXCEPT TO REQUEST AN ATTORNEY When you are arrested, the police must immediately “read you your rights,” which is to say, you must be informed that you have the right…
IF YOUR CHILD IS ARRESTED, WHAT DO YOU TELL YOUR CHILD? Unfortunately, California state law does not require the police to tell a minor that they have a right to have their parents present before answering any questions! Therefore,…
RULE CHECK in the beginning of the year or semester–As the new school year begins, Fiumara & Milligan Law highly recommends that parents carefully review the school rules or rule book that is sent home in the form of a…
Effective January 1, 2015, California Senate Bill 1038 enacted a new law allowing most minors in Juvenile Court who have satisfactorily completed probation, (probation without wardship or informal handling), and who appear before the Juvenile Court after January 1, 2015,…
Sonoma County prosecutors have dropped rape charges against a man accused of tricking his friend’s lover last year into having sex with him. Jesus Reyes-Perez, 22, of Santa Rosa was alleged to have switched places with his friend, Enrique Velasquez,…