San Diego Lawyer Defends Serious Strike Felonies
California’s “three strikes law” is regarded by many as the strictest and most severe sentencing statute in the entire United States. Among the types of felonies that constitute “strikes” are “serious crimes” or “serious felonies.” California Penal Code § 1192.7(c) lists the “serious crimes.” Included in that list are:
- Any felony in which the defendant personally inflicts great bodily injury on a person other than an accomplice
- Any felony in which the defendant personally uses a dangerous or deadly weapon
- Any felony in which the defendant personally uses a firearm
- Any felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life
- Arson
- Assault with a deadly weapon (under certain circumstances)
- Assault with intent to commit mayhem, rape, sodomy, oral copulation, rape or robbery
- Attempt to commit a crime listed here other than an assault
- Burglary of the first degree
- Carjacking
- Conspiracy to commit an offense listed here
- Continuous sexual abuse of a child
- Criminal threats
- Discharge of a firearm at an inhabited dwelling, vehicle, or aircraft
- Grand theft involving a firearm
- Intimidation of victims or witnesses
- Kidnapping
- Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 years of age
- Mayhem
- Murder
- Oral copulation by force, violence, duress, menace, threat of great bodily injury, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person
- Participating in or promoting a street gang (when prosecuted as a felony)
- Rape
- Robbery or bank robbery
- Selling, furnishing, administering, giving, or offering to sell, furnish, administer, or give to a minor any heroin, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), or any methamphetamine-related drug
- Sexual penetration accomplished against the victim’s will by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person
- Shooting from a vehicle
- Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, threat of great bodily injury, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person
- Voluntary manslaughter
Schedule a Free Consultation with our El Cajon Serious Crimes Defense Lawyer
If you are being prosecuted or investigated for committing a serious felony, you must ensure you have an attorney representing who has successfully handled serious felonies in the past and knows the law. The law regarding serious crimes and strike cases can be extraordinarily complex. The law regarding sentencing of serious felonies is among the most complicated of all criminal laws in California. To give us the best chance at winning your case, you should read our free ebook “Fighting Your Criminal Case: A Serious Response to Serious Charges” and complete 8 homework assignments.
Lounsbery Law Office, PC has a successful track record of representing individuals in El Cajon and throughout San Diego County who are charged with serious crimes. Speak with El Cajon serious felony defense attorney Tate R. Lounsbery today by calling 619-792-1451 or send us an email.