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Intro
Sex crimes are punished harshly in California. The resulting convictions may result in having misdemeanors and felonies on a person's criminal record. Punishments range from incarceration in county jail up to one year to imprisonment in the sta...
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Lewd Act with a Child under 14
A lewd or lascivious act is defines as any touching of the body of a child under the age of 14 years with the specific intent to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the sexual desires of either party. The touching can be again...
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Pimping/Pandering
Prostitution is related to "pandering," which means to procure another person for the purpose of prostitution. The following activities constitute pandering:
§ Procuring another person for the purpose of prostitution.
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Prostitution
Prostitution is illegal in California. Prostitution means to engage in sexual conduct for money or other consideration. A conviction for prostitution is a misdemeanor, resulting in a conviction for disorderly conduct. California Penal...
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Rape
Rape is defined in California Penal Code Section 261 as an act of sexual intercourse (actual penetration of a woman's vagina with the man's penis) with someone other than a spouse, carried out without consent and accomplished through force, threat...
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Sexual Battery
Sexual battery is defined in California Penal Code Section 243.4(a), which reads in part:
"Any person who touches an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and i...
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Solicitation of Prostitution
Solicitation of prostitution refers to a person trying to obtain lewd conduct from another person. Solicitation to engage in lewd conduct requires specific intent to engage in that conduct. Specific intent is that intent ...
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Spousal Rape
It is a crime in all 50 states, and federal lands, for a husband to rape his wife. Spousal rape refers to sexual acts committed without a person's consent and/or against a person's will, when the perpetrator is the woman's husband or ex-h...
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Using Megan's Law Information to Commit a Felony
Megan's Law allows law enforcement agencies to collect information about sex offenders, notifying the public about sex offender's who pose a risk to the public. The California Department of Justice (DO...
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Who is Required to Register under Megan's Law
The following persons are required to register, according to California Penal Code Section 290:
(1) any person who, since July 1, 1944, has been or is convicted in any court in California or in any f...
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Suppression Motions
Suppression motions are a valuable tool in a DUI case because when evidence can be excluded, the prosecutor's case is weakened. Suppression follows the rule of law that evidence secured by illegal means and in bad faith cannot be i...
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Burglary
Burglary is the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime. Contrary to what most people believe, a burglary need not necessarily involve theft. Burglary applies to any crime, such as assault or sex...
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Embezzlement
Embezzlement is the crime of stealing funds of property of an employer, company, or government. It may also mean money or assets held in a trust account. It is the illegal transfer or money, or property, which is diverted from the employ...
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Extortion
Extortion is the act of obtaining money or property from a victim by threatening, intimidating, or by false claim of right. An example of false claim of right may be where a person impersonates an official government official, like an IRS ...
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Forgery
Forgery is the crime of creating a false document, altering a document, or writing a false signature for the illegal benefit of the person making the forgery. This includes improperly filling in a blank document, like an automobile purchase co...
