El Monte Criminal Defense Attorney
The city of El Monte is located in the eastern part of Los Angeles County. It's part of the San Gabriel Valley and has commercial, industrial, and residential areas. If you are arrested for a crime, your case will be filed and prosecuted at the El Monte Court, which handles felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases. However, frequently, felony cases are transferred to another courthouse.
When you are under a criminal allegation or charged with a crime, you need to retain a criminal defense lawyer familiar with the courthouse in which the case will be heard.
Our law firm, with its deep understanding of local court procedures, can strategically structure your case to obtain the most advantageous result.
The El Monte Courthouse is located at 11234 East Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731, and its phone number is (626) 401-2200. This state trial court is a Los Angeles County Superior Court with jurisdiction over cases that occur in El Monte, La Puente, Rosemead, and South El Monte.
The Los Angeles District Attorney, who prosecutes cases from the El Monte area office, is located at 11234 East Valley Boulevard, Room 110, El Monte, CA 91731, and their phone number is (626) 575-4155.
The El Monte Police Department investigates local crimes. It is located at El Monte City Hall, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA 91731, and its phone number is 626-580-2001.
The El Monte Police Department can arrest inmates and transfer them to the Los Angeles County Jail for special housing. Inmates transferred to the custody of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department will go to the Inmate Reception Center (Men), located at 450 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
The Century Regional Detention Facility (Women) is located at 11705 S. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059
What are the Common Crimes?
Our criminal defense law firm handles all types of state and federal cases. A misdemeanor crime is less serious than a felony crime and doesn't carry any potential to be sentenced to a state prison. A misdemeanor is described as a crime where the maximum sentence is no longer than one year in a county jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
Any crime for which you can be sentenced to more than one year is considered a felony. This fact is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony criminal offense.
Anyone charged with a felony will proceed to a preliminary hearing, at which the prosecutor must show probable cause for the criminal charges. Some of the most common crimes prosecuted in El Monte Court include the following:
- DUI. We provide criminal defense for driving under the influence of alcohol or drug charges.
- Drug Crimes. We provide criminal defense for drug possession, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and drug sale charges.
- Theft Crimes. A theft conviction on your criminal record could damage your reputation and career. We provide criminal defense for people charged with burglary, robbery, grand theft, larceny, petty theft, embezzlement, and auto theft.
- Sex Crimes. We provide defense for people in Los Angeles facing criminal sex charges for rape, sexual battery, statutory rape, child pornography, internet sex crimes, and lewd acts with a minor charge.
- Violent Crimes. We provide criminal defense for people facing murder, manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, kidnapping, and battery charges.
- White-Collar Crimes. Anyone convicted of a white-collar crime faces large fines and imprisonment sentences and an uncertain future in their career. We provide defense for fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, and racketeering.
Prefiling Intervention
The process of prefiling intervention means getting your criminal charges dropped after the arrest. Our criminal defense lawyers, with our successful track record of helping numerous clients be exonerated before the court after they have been arrested, can often provide you with the reassurance you need.
Some of the dropped charges include domestic violence (Penal Code 273.5 PC), DUI, sex offenses (Penal Code 288 and 311 PC), drug possession and trafficking, and even murder. In fact, we had a father and son surrender on murder charges, and after our investigation, they were released 48 hours later.
We have successfully advocated for charges to be dropped for visiting college students (rape allegations), foreign couples (domestic violence arrests), doctors (domestic violence), high-profile individuals (rape allegations), and other white-collar professionals.
The process of causing arrest charges to be dropped keeps a person's record “clean” pursuant to Penal Code 849.5 PC, causing an arrest to be legally considered a “detention” only.
Many defendants or family members who find themselves in the unfortunate position of interacting with law enforcement and the criminal justice system generally mistakenly believe that an arrest is synonymous with a criminal charge and that nothing can be done before the first court date.
Typically, a first-time offender will bail out on either a felony or misdemeanor charge and be given a notice to appear in a courthouse down the road. This is the time to intervene with our law firm's advocacy.
If you have been accused of a crime, your next step can be critical to the outcome of your case. Early intervention by our top-ranked criminal defense attorneys is not just important; it's crucial. We need to review the details of your case immediately to determine your best legal options moving forward.
If you've been accused of a crime, it's crucial to remain silent and not answer any questions from law enforcement. Instead, call our law firm right away. We'll examine the specific details of your case closely and start building an effective defense strategy, ensuring your rights are protected.
Our law firm specializes in this unique process known as “prefiling intervention.” This involves advocacy with law enforcement and prosecuting agencies to try to reduce charges or even have them dropped completely before the first court date. Contact us for more information. Eisner Gorin LLP has offices in Los Angeles. Eisner Gorin LLP has offices in Los Angeles, CA.
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