Category: Criminal Defense

California voters recently approved Proposition 36, a significant shift in the state’s approach to addressing drug and theft offenses. This measure imposes enhanced penalties for specific crimes, signaling a move towards stricter criminal justice policies following years of reforms aimed at reducing incarceration rates. Here’s what Proposition 36 entails and how it...

In the state of California, a complex and often unsettling relationship exists between substance abuse, particularly drugs and alcohol, and violent crimes. At The Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson, we recognize the importance of shedding light on this issue. In this blog post, we explain the intricate web of factors connecting...

We all know a misdemeanor conviction can negatively affect your life in many ways. A conviction on your record can impact your ability to attain employment, professional licenses, housing, and access to finances and travel. In the end, affecting your ability to provide for yourself and your family. If you have criminal...

The California Supreme Court in Loder v. Superior Court stated, “Although arrest records do serve valid and important public purposes, an arrest can haunt a person for the rest of his life.” An arresting history can certainly affect individuals seeking employment or professional certification. If you were detained or arrested for a crime but...

We know that living with a felony conviction can be very difficult. It can impact your ability to receive employment, professional licensing, housing, access to loans, and the ability to travel. If you have a felony conviction which did not include a state prison sentence, there are specific remedies available through the...

If a taser or stun gun is used in an excessive manner against someone, then that person would have a civil rights violation claim. In order to prove such a violation, it would have to be shown that the officer’s use of the taser or stun gun was not justified under the...

Cases brought against the police are not necessarily difficult to win; it’s just a matter of sorting the facts and ensuring that the case has a strong basis. There is no reason why suing a police officer should be any different than using any other individual who has engaged in some sort...

SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a 21-year-old Antioch man who was being trailed by undercover narcotics officers when he was fatally shot by Concord police last May have filed a federal civil rights suit claiming their son was “intentionally and maliciously” killed. Charles Burns was shot and killed...

MARTINEZ — Jurors have acquitted one man and convicted another of stabbing to death a Bethel Island man in 2005. After two days of deliberations, jurors Wednesday found Pittsburg resident Daniel Jones, 27, guilty of second-degree murder and personal use of a knife for killing Keith Wolf, 21, outside...