Lancaster Criminal Defense Attorney
The Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse is located at 42011 4th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534, and its phone number is (661) 483-5500.
The Los Angeles District Attorney, Antelope Valley Branch Office, which prosecutes criminal cases, is located at 42011 4th Street West, Suite 3530, Lancaster, CA 93534, and its phone number is (661) 974-7700. This office is responsible for reviewing and prosecuting criminal cases in the Antelope Valley area.
This court's jurisdiction includes the cities of Lancaster, Palmdale, Aqua Dulce, Acton, Antelope Acres, California City, Del Sur, Mojave, Pinon Hills, Sun Village, and Tehachapi.
The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County. The major cities are Palmdale and Lancaster, but it is comprised of many smaller areas that are each unique.
When you are facing misdemeanor or felony criminal charges, a conviction can affect you for the rest of your life. For instance, it can limit your job opportunities, affect your housing options, and even impact your relationships. Your freedom is crucial, which is why you need to get an experienced Lancaster criminal defense lawyer attorney on your side.
Whether you face a California Vehicle Code 231252 VC DUI for the first time or you are being charged with a sex crime, we are here to help you obtain the best possible outcome on your case.
The legal system in Lancaster can be difficult to navigate, and you will need seasoned legal representation to get your future back on track. It would be best if you never tried to handle criminal charges on your own.
Rather, prepare to defend yourself by getting professional legal advice before you speak to police detectives or agree to a guilty plea with the district attorney.
What are the Common Crimes?
Our criminal defense lawyers, with their extensive experience in handling all types of common California offenses, including misdemeanors, felonies, and federal crimes, are here to provide you with the best possible defense.
The most common criminal charges in the Antelope Valley include domestic violence, DUI drug crimes, theft crimes, sex crimes, property crimes, weapons charges, violent crimes, white-collar crimes, such as the following:
- Vehicle Code 23152 VC - driving under the influence (DUI).
- Vehicle Code 23103 VC - reckless driving.
- Penal Code 273.5 PC - corporal injury to a spouse.
- Penal Code 243(e)(1) PC - domestic battery.
- Penal Code 459 PC - burglary.
- Penal Code 459.5 PC - shoplifting.
- Penal Code 647(b) PC - prostitution.
- Penal Code 647(f) PC - public intoxication.
- Penal Code 240 PC - assault.
- Penal Code 242 PC - battery.
- Penal Code 243,4 PC - sexual battery.
- Penal Code 288 PC - lewd acts with a minor.
- Penal Code 261.5 PC - statutory rape.
- Pena Code 211 PC - robbery.
- Penal Code 245(a)(1) PC - assault with deadly weapon.
- Penal Code 503 PC - embezzlement.
What is Prefiling Intervention?
Our criminal defense law firm has a proven track record of helping numerous clients to be exonerated before the first court date after they were arrested for charges of domestic violence (PC 273.5), DUI (VC 23152), rape (PC 261), child pornography (PC 311), drug possession (HS 11350) and even murder (PC 187).
We have successfully advocated for the dropping of charges for college students, doctors, high-profile individuals, and other white-collar professionals. The process of dropping arrest charges keeps a person's record “clean” pursuant to Penal Code Section 849.5, causing an arrest to be legally considered a “detention” only.
If you have been accused of a crime, your next step can be critical to the outcome of your case. Early intervention by our lawyers 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. Remain silent and don't answer any questions from law enforcement.
We specialize in a process known as “prefiling intervention,” which consists of advocacy with law enforcement and prosecuting agencies to try to reduce charges or even have them dropped completely before the first court date.
This means we work with the authorities before your case goes to court to try to resolve the charges in your favor.
To achieve a successful prefiling intervention, we partner with our clients to assemble the facts that led to the arrest, the surrounding circumstances, and, critically, the significant mitigating factors that contextualize the alleged conduct.
Sometimes, with the assistance of a private investigator, we locate witnesses, videos, and other exculpatory evidence to build the defense case. Legally significant issues of proof may need to be highlighted to show that a case cannot be successfully prosecuted against our client beyond a reasonable doubt.
In other cases, the facts are not in question but there are critical contextual details which mitigate, meaning to make less serious, our client's alleged conduct.
Often, a police report is incomplete. A witness may have been missed, or crime scene investigators may not have recovered relevant physical evidence.
Our goal is to present all material facts to the government before the district attorney files formal charges to help the arrest offense be dropped.
A person should not be judged based on a small period in their life but rather on their entire background, character, and witness statements. Contact us for additional information. Eisner Gorin LLP is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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