Los Angeles Criminal Defense and Appeals Lawyer Blog

Welcome to Power Trial Lawyers, where your rights and your future matter to us. Located in the heart of Orange County and Los Angeles County, we provide staunch representation for individuals facing gun crime charges. Our mission is to protect your dignity, rights, and freedom at every turn of the often intimidating landscape of legal…

Learning that someone has applied for a restraining order can be incredibly upsetting, regardless of the type of restraining order or the nature of the allegations. Almost always, the “facts” contained in a restraining order petition are entirely biased toward the person seeking protection. However, as emotional as this time is, it is essential that…

Once you determine that you need a restraining order, receiving a permanent order of protection cannot come soon enough. At the same time, if you haven’t been through the process before, the thought of filing for a restraining order can become a seemingly overwhelming task. The truth is, filing for a restraining order in California…

California Restraining Order Forms The need for a restraining order often comes up during exceptionally challenging times. For this reason, it is common for those seeking the protection of a California restraining order to feel overwhelmed by the process. However, if you believe you need a restraining order, it is imperative that you do not…

How California Inmates Can Effectively Leverage the Newly-Passed AB 600 in Hopes of Obtaining a Resentencing Hearing On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsome officially approved Assembly Bill 600 (“AB 600”), which is the latest criminal justice reform measure in California. Like many of the other recent changes in the state’s criminal justice system, AB 600…

Recently, the California criminal defense and appeal lawyers at Power Trial Lawyers, P.C. watched as a client who was formally sentenced to 35 years to life in prison walked free after serving only 20 years  of that sentence in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This marks yet another inmate who was freed as…

In the ever-changing landscape that is the California criminal justice system, the concept of pretrial diversion stands as a means of getting all charges dismissed before trial. Pretrial diversion is a legal mechanism that allows certain individuals to bypass the traditional prosecutorial process in favor of rehabilitative programs. Often times, if completed successfully, a judicial…

California criminal law is known across the country for its use of sentencing enhancements, which first started to become law back in the 1990s. However, since then, critics of California’s sentencing enhancements have pointed out that they have led to over-incarceration, especially among racial minorities. Among the most notorious of all enhancements are the firearm…

California’s felony sentencing guidelines are established by the California Penal Code and the California Rules of Court. Additionally, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) provides guidance on the implementation of sentencing laws through various policies and regulations. Generally, felony sentencing guidelines in California are determined by several factors, including: These guidelines are designed to…

Power Trial Lawyers, P.C. successfully argued a client’s case in the California Appellate Court, Second District, forcing the case back to the Los Angeles County Superior Court for an evidentiary hearing. On December 1, 2022, after nearly 20 months of review, the California Appellate Court, Second District issued an order in a Power Trial Lawyers, P.C.,…