If you’re facing a criminal trial, you must know what to expect from beginning to end. This includes the pretrial process, including your arraignment, hearing, discovery process, and what to expect when the actual trial is underway. One of the most common issues defendants are concerned about is how evidence […]
Self-defense is a common defense strategy people use when charged with a crime that involves causing some form of physical violence. However, it is important to understand the rules on self-defense in California before claiming that you used physical force to protect yourself from imminent harm. Depending on many factors, […]
What is Battery? Battery is essentially defined as the unlawful touching of another. However, there are many different forms of battery as well as varying degrees of seriousness of battery and associated punishments, jail terms, fines, and terms of probation. Battery is commonly known as a wobbler, meaning it can […]
The government does not get to secure convictions without material and substantial evidence. In order to convict a person of a crime, the government is required to prove each element of the alleged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Notably, if the government fails to prove any singular element beyond a […]
Brownstein Law Group regularly represents people injured by third parties while visiting a restaurant or bar. The issue is whether not the business took appropriate measures to protect their guests. This obligation typically arises as a result of a “special relationship” between the restaurant/bar and its paying guests. And the […]