Author: sevag boghossian

Under California law, aggravated assault (Penal Code Section 245 PC), refers to an assault crime that is more severe than simple assault.

Assault (Simple Assault), California Penal Code (CPC) §240, applies whenever anyone willfully does anything that would result in applying force to another person while having facts that would make a reasonable person realize the act would result in applying force to someone else. To be convicted, you have to have the present ability to apply […]

Criminal Threats – California Penal Code (CPC) §422, a crime formerly known as ‘Terrorist Threats’, applies whenever a person “threatens to commit a crime” that would “result in death or great bodily injury… with the specific intent that the statement” be taken as a threat to another person, resulting in the target of the threat […]

Assault With A Deadly Weapon, California Penal Code Section 245(a)(1), occurs whenever anyone assaults another person with a deadly weapon, or a weapon other than a firearm, or when anyone assaults another person using force likely to produce great bodily injury. Contact an experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney in order to defend your assault […]

Assault accusations are very serious cases, which can result in jail time, fines, probation, job loss, loss of reputation and a lifetime of bad record.

Regardless of state law, marijuana remains a federal Schedule I controlled substance. As such it can cause heavy penalties for immigrants.

Marijuana and immigration have an interesting entanglement in the U.S. due to new laws all over the country permitting medical and recreational cannabis sales.

Legal use of marijuana in other countries can, in some circumstances, create a reason to bar a visa or green card applicant.

In April 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would formally update its Policy Manual regarding how cannabis-related activity

This conflict between state and federal law creates a situation where you can be charged with a federal crime for activities that are allowed by your home state.