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DUI charges come with the risks of penalties such as incarceration, suspension of your driver’s license, mandatory alcohol school, or heavy fines. A DUI in California is also a priorable offense, meaning that the court will call back on the first offense any time you violate a DUI statute for up to ten years of the first offense.

Any subsequent DUI offenses the court convicts you of will have stiffer penalties, including the risk of incarceration in state prison. And if you are a commercial driver, you will lose your commercial driver's license for life after a conviction for the second DUI offense.

Our DUI defense attorneys will represent and help you with matters such as:

• Bail xs pretrial release

• Scheduling and defending you at the DMV hearing

• DUI defense process (from the arraignment to the conclusion of the case)

• DUI expungement

Our DUI defense attorneys have achieved different results for our clients facing DUI charges. Some of these results include:

• Winning the DMV hearing thus avoiding the administrative suspension of your driver’s license

• Dismissal of DUI charges due to insufficient evidence to prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt

• Reduction of DUI charges to a lesser charge such as dry reckless or wet reckless charges

• Lesser sentencing

We consider different facts of the case and prepare a solid defense strategy to achieve these results. Some of the factors we look at when preparing the defense include:

• The behavior of the arresting officer, for example, we determine if the officer had probable cause to stop you or conduct a DUI investigation

• Violations of Title 17 regulations (such as improper storage of the blood sample)

• Medical conditions that might interfere with the BAC reading

We look at these factors to identify the possible loopholes and weaknesses in the prosecution’s case that we can leverage to challenge the charges against you.

We also offer post-conviction services such as defense for probation violation and expungement of criminal records.

A DUI charge is just one of the common driving crimes in California. The state could bring charges against you for other driving crimes such as vehicular manslaughter, DUI Drugs, reckless driving, hit and run, driving on a suspended license, driving without a license, and evading a police officer.

The consequences of the crime will depend on different factors such as:

• Injury or death of another person

• Property damage

• Your criminal record

Driving offenses can vary from infractions to serious crimes such as vehicular manslaughter, which the prosecution can charge as a felony. Regardless of the seriousness of the offense, our defense attorney put their soul into defending you.

We investigate the crime, conduct of police officers, and mitigating and aggravating factors that could influence the case. Our goal is always to get the best possible outcome for our clients.

A conviction for a violent crime such as resisting arrest, murder, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, assault, criminal threats, and arson could result in significant time in prison and a strike on your record.

Chula Vista Criminal Attorney understands that the possibility exists that you could be a victim of false accusations and charged for a violent offense that you did not commit. In these cases, we mobilize our resources towards developing a strong defense strategy to challenge the evidence the prosecution presents.

We investigate your case thoroughly to get the facts of the case, flaws in the prosecution's case, cross-examine witnesses, lining up credible expert witnesses, and challenge the evidence the prosecution presents using our understanding of California law and court tactics.

Chula Vista Criminal Attorney also helps defendants charged with drug crimes in California. Some of the drug crimes we handle include:

• Possession of drugs or controlled substances

• Drug sales

• DUI drugs

• Drug manufacturing

• Possession for sale

• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Due to the continued fight against drug possession, sale, and abuse, prosecutors can be overzealous when charging these crimes, which could easily result in stiff penalties with long incarceration periods even for relatively minor drug offenses.

The zeal to arrest drug offenders also results in gross violations of your rights such as through an illegal search and seizure, entrapment, planting of evidence.

Our attorneys are aware of these issues and will aggressively fight the charges against you using different approaches such as:

• Motions to suppress evidence that police investigators collect through illegal searches and seizures

• Challenging search warrants

• Plea negotiations

• Seeking diversion programs such as pretrial diversion and Prop 36

• Seeking lesser charges and sentencing where the prosecution is going for the highest charges and sentencing possible

We have defended hundreds of clients facing charges for theft crimes such as theft, burglary, and fraud. We apply all the possible defense strategies for fighting theft crimes to achieve results such as reduced sentencing, dismissal of your charges, or acquittal at trial. Some of the common crimes for which we offer defense services include:

• Petty theft

• Grand theft

• Grand theft auto

• Robbery

• Burglary

• Carjacking

• Credit card fraud

• Embezzlement

• Shopping fraud

• Check fraud

• Internet fraud

• Welfare fraud

• Mail fraud

Prosecutors often charge theft crimes as misdemeanors or felonies depending on certain factors, including the cost (or value) of the stolen item and the aggravating and mitigating factors in your case. Some of the aggravating factors that could result in stiffer penalties include:

• A prior felony conviction

• Violence or great bodily harm when committing the offense (for instance, robbery or burglary with violence)

• Use of a deadly weapon when committing the crime

• Intimidation of witnesses and criminal threats

• Gang-related activity

• Theft of police or government property

Some mitigating factors that could help your case include:

• You were not of sound mind at the time of the offense

• You do not have a criminal record

• You were cautious not to harm people

• You committed the crime out of necessity

• You mistakenly believed that your conduct was legal

We leave no stone unturned when dealing with theft cases, which has been the hallmark of our success for the years we have offered defense services for theft crimes. You can reach our lawyers for a free consultation at 619-877-6894.

When facing charges for a sex crime, your reputation, career, and freedom are on the line. It is one of those offenses where people consider you guilty until proven innocent, emphasizing the essence of working with highly experienced attorneys.

The attorneys at Chula Vista Criminal Attorney will fight the charges against you using the most common defenses for sex crimes that apply to your situation. We will consult with forensic experts, psychologists, doctors, and other experts to help in understanding different aspects of the case.

Some of the common sex crimes we handle at our practice include:

• Child sexual abuse

• Date rape

• Failure to register as a sex offender

• Indecent exposure

• Lewd acts with a child

• Lewd acts with a child

• Lewd conduct

• Oral copulation by force

• Possession of child pornography

• Prostitution

• Rape

• Sexual battery

• Soliciting a prostitute

• Statutory rape

A sex crime conviction can follow you for the rest of your life, especially for a felony conviction. You might have to disclose the conviction when applying for jobs and cannot have the conviction expunged. A sex crime conviction also means you cannot possess a firearm.

We discuss these consequences when you consult us for the first time. We will then discuss your expectations and goals for the defense. We will tell you the most realistic outcome of the case based on different scenarios during the initial. However, we usually advise our clients to plead "not guilty" so that we can have a chance at examining the evidence the prosecution has against them.

Some of the common defenses we use for sex crimes include:

• False accusations

• You did not have sexual contact with the alleged victim

• The alleged victim consented to sex

• You had an honest and reasonable belief that the accuser consented

• Insufficient evidence

• Mistaken identity or eyewitness identification

The California law enforcement officials take sex crimes seriously and often arrest suspects before asking the relevant questions. We, therefore, encourage you to hire an attorney as soon as possible so that your attorney can start working on your case.

When you contact us seeking help with a sex crime charge, we will apply the following strategies to defend you:

• We negotiate with law enforcement by presenting your side of the story. Some instances of sex crime accusations happen due to mistakes. For instance, if the defendant approached a teenager believing him or her to be an adult, the DA could charge him or her with annoying or molesting a minor. Such negotiations can, in some cases, result in dropped charges.

• We work with private investigators to establish the facts of the case. Private investigations are critical in identifying possible false accusations, mistaken identity, or misrepresentation of facts. We also investigate the credibility of witnesses and the crime scene to determine whether the prosecution’s facts match our investigations. We then use the results of the private investigation to build a defense case for you.

• We carry out private polygraph tests that help us establish whether you are telling the truth. If you are telling the truth that you did not commit a crime, we will present the results to the prosecution. But if the results show you are lying, the prosecution will never know it happened.

• Another strategy we employ is pretrial advocacy and motions. We can bring motions to suppress evidence or negotiate with the prosecution, highlighting the case’s weaknesses.

• We also enter plea-bargaining with the prosecution where you plead guilty to a lesser offense, reduce the sentence, avoid jail, or avoid the requirement to register as a sex offender if convicted for the crime. Plea bargains remove the uncertainty and cost of trial.

• We also fight the case at trial, especially if the evidence shows that you are innocent, but the prosecution insists on your guilt. We will present the evidence before a jury to prove your innocence.

• Another defense strategy we use is sentence mitigation, in which we present mitigating factors in your case so the judge can impose a less severe sentence. Some of the mitigating factors in sex crimes include:

  • You had the mistaken belief that your conduct was legal

  • You do not have a prior criminal record

  • You voluntarily acknowledge wrongdoing early in the criminal process or before the arrest.

  • You paid victim restitution.

  • You have had a satisfactory performance on prior patrol or probation

You should never face charges for sex crimes alone when you can contact the Chula Vista Criminal Attorney for representation.

Like sex crimes, domestic violence is a serious offense in California that could lead to a misdemeanor or felony conviction. It can result in loss of a custody battle, restraining orders, loss of visitation rights, lifetime firearms ban, and other life-changing consequences.

Charges for domestic violence arise due to physical, emotional, sexual, or other types of violence that occurred towards people who have or have had an intimate relationship or against a child. It can include physical assault, false imprisonment, corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, emotional abuse or intimidation, verbal abuse including threats or coercion, staking, or sexual abuse.

While domestic violence is a serious offense, some reported cases are a misrepresentation of the facts or outright false accusations. Police are often more likely to charge you with domestic violence due to the seriousness of domestic violence.

It can be an uphill battle to fight domestic violence charges, which is why we advise you to work with a qualified domestic violence defense attorney. The attorneys at Chula Vista Criminal Attorney have dealt with multiple cases of domestic violence.

We know the tactics of finding out truthful information from witnesses and the victims. We review the cases clients bring to us and establish the legitimacy of these claims. From there, we will develop a defense strategy to fight these charges.

Assault and battery are common offenses, which occur when you willfully and intentionally attempt or use force or violence against another person. Some of the offenses we handle in this category include:

• Assault

• Battery

• Battery causing serious bodily injury

• The battery on a peace officer

• Domestic battery

• Sexual battery

• Elder abuse

• Assault with a deadly weapon

We counsel all our clients on their rights and the consequences an assault and battery charge can have on their freedom, career, and near future. We then begin the defense process by looking for flaws in the prosecution's case and errors in the investigation that could lead to a wrongful conviction.

Some of the defenses we use to fight these charges include:

• Self-defense

• Lack of intent to injure or harm another person

• Consent

• Mistaken identity

• False accusations