Fresno Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney
A domestic violence conviction can continue affecting employment, professional licensing, firearm rights, and other areas of a person’s life long after the criminal case has ended. For some people, California’s post-conviction relief laws provide an opportunity to have the conviction dismissed. This process is commonly called “expungement,” although California expungement does not literally erase the …
Can You Expunge a Domestic Violence Conviction in California?Read More
California has strict open container laws that make it against the law to drive in a vehicle with an open alcoholic beverage. It does not matter whether or not you have consumed the beverage, you will still be held liable for the penalty if an open container is found. While adults may face an infraction …
Can you have an open container of alcohol in the trunk of a car in California?Read More
California and federal firearm laws impose significant restrictions on people convicted of certain domestic violence offenses. Determining whether someone may legally own, purchase, receive, or possess a firearm requires more than simply knowing whether the conviction was a misdemeanor or felony. Important factors include: The exact statute of conviction Whether the conviction was a misdemeanor …
Can You Own a Gun After a Domestic Violence Conviction in California?Read More
Former Central High basketball coach Loren LeBeau was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for the drunken-driving hit-and-run death of 7-year-old Donovan Maldonado in July 2012. Before he left in handcuffs, a teary-eyed LeBeau, 43, told Donovan’s family he was sorry for causing them so much pain and asked them to forgive him. “I …
Loren LeBeau Asks for Forgiveness for Killing Donovan MaldonadoRead More
Stacey Rambold admitted he had sex with his 14-year-old Billings student, Cherice Moralez, ‘without consent.’ His victim killed herself in 2010. A Yellowstone County judge says the girl was ‘as much in control of the situation’ as her teacher despite mothers plea for justice. Former Montana teacher Stacey Rambold was ordered to spend 30 days …
Montana Judge Sentences Ex-Teacher to 30 Days for Sex with Teen Who Committed SuicideRead More
California is well known for its many lakes and recreational areas and every year these destinations are popular to vacationers and locals alike. Unfortunately, not everyone is up to date on the laws which are regularly implemented and expanded to create more safety on the waterways. If you have been accused of committing a boating …
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Supreme Court decision in April gave drivers across the country the opportunity to refuse a breathalyzer and blood test when they are suspected of driving drunk. Even though suspected drunk drivers can still be arrested for a DUI it now takes a search warrant to draw blood. Fresno police officers are …
Fresno County officials have made a series of decisions about jail mental health services that have backfired, clogging the criminal justice system with inmates incompetent to stand trial and increasing violence in the jail and the community, according to an eight-month investigation by The Bee. A combination of factors, including slashed budgets and limiting expensive …
Fresno County Jail Limits Meds to Mentally Ill InmatesRead More
A judge rejected a plea deal Thursday for a Fresno businessman who expected to get off with a misdemeanor for threatening another judge and a prosecutor in his wife’s drunken-driving case. The bizarre case of Michael Hamburger started when he sent a text message to a close friend — Fresno County Superior Court Judge David …
Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Man who Sent Threatening TextsRead More
WASHINGTON — Just as drinking and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. Over a third of the pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the legal limit for driving, according to government data released Monday. Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08, the legal limit …
1 in 3 pedestrians who died in 2011 was walking drunkRead More
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The Law Office of Gregory W. Fox
191 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 209
Fresno, California 93704
Phone: (559) 222-5800
FAX: (559) 222-5801
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