When a juvenile is arrested and charged with a crime in the North Bay, the effects can last a lifetime. Just being questioned by a police officer is intimidating; imagine being taken into custody as a child or teenager. When…
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Despite the devastating news coming from the North Bay where we practice law–the loss of life and the horrendous destruction of thousand of homes and businesses, here is some good news on the Juvenile Justice front. Governor Brown just signed…
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 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,…
If your child is being investigated for a crime in Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Rohnert Park, Windsor, Corte Madera, Healdsburg, Mill Valley or anywhere in the North Bay he or she should not speak with the police until…
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…
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….
In 2012, California lawmakers passed the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, which gave new guidelines for sentencing youthful offenders. In 2014, SB 260 went into effect, which required parole commissioners to consider whether juveniles had diminished capacity at the time…
Our juvenile law practice is geared towards preventing young people from becoming entangled in the court system. Towards that end, our office cooperates with juvenile case officers, judges, and law enforcement in developing alternatives to juvenile detention, heavy fines, or…
Given the proliferation in use of high-tech portable electronic devices as well as wider access to the Internet, it probably does not surprise many that a number of teens and even children experiment with sexuality at a much younger age….