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Call for a FREE Orange County Strike Cases Consultation
Daniel C. Grupenhagen Attorney at Law
1901 Newport Boulevard, Suite 350
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-999-2028
949-999-2031 fax |
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we Serve the following cities in Orange County,
California
Anaheim, Aliso Viejo, Balboa, Brea, Buena Park, Corona Del Mar,
Costa Mesa, Coto De Caza, Cypress, Cerritos, Dana Point, Foothill,
Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine,
La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna
Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo,
Midway City, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita,
San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton,
Sunset Beach, Tustin, Trabuco Canyon, Villa Park, Westminster,
Yorba Linda |
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Orange County Strike Cases
Mr. Grupenhagen handles Orange County Strike cases, if you need
an Orange County Lawyer experienced in handling strike cases,
call today.
A “strike” is a crime that is considered either “serious” or “violent”. The
Penal Code clearly classifies which crimes are “serious” or “violent”. Many
people are confused because some crimes may seem serious to them,
and when facing a criminal charge or charges, certainly one should
take that very seriously and contact an experienced attorney
to help. Legally speaking, a strike is a felony that falls
into the lists in Penal Code §§ 667.5(c) and 1192.7(c). This
includes among other things, Murder, Manslaughter, Mayhem, Kidnapping,
Robbery, and Participation in a Criminal Street Gang, Carjacking,
and Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Rape, Residential Burglary,
Arson, and Criminal Threats.
Strikes affect the maximum punishment generally, as follows: If
someone has one prior strike and gets any subsequent felony (which
does not necessarily have to be a strike), any sentence must
be at a minimum be twice the normal punishment for the new felony. If
someone has two prior strikes and is thereafter convicted of
any felony, even non-strikes, then he or she may be sentenced
to 25 years to life. Image the scenario where someone
has a strike as a juvenile, like say fighting with a weapon,
that causes great body harm to the victim, and this occurred
while participating in a criminal street gang. Then a
few years later, the same person is caught with simple possession
of less than a gram of methamphetamine, this person is facing
life in prison instead of a 12 week program and a dismissal for
possessing drugs.
Strike offenses also are punished more severely than other felonies
in that defendants convicted of strikes must serve 85% of their
prison term instead of 50% as with other non-strike felonies.
There are many ways to attack a strike case, don’t trust
just anyone. Call an aggressive experienced criminal attorney
to represent you. Call us now for a free consultation.
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