Los Angeles Three Strikes Defense Laywers

Did you know the most minor offense can result in a life sentence under the California Three Strikes Law? It's true. Individuals who have been convicted of two or more prior strikes face a life sentence for the third felony conviction, even if that is not a "strike." The Three Strikes law is harsh and unjust. When it passed, the law was meant to increase punishment for repeat offenders and discourage people from returning to a life of crime. The Three Strikes Law was intended to protect Californians from violent criminals who belong behind bars. But has the law really served its purpose? Is it punishing those repeat offenders who have committed violent crimes or unfairly punished those who have committed lesser crimes? Often, the latter has been true.

The skilled and experienced Los Angeles Three Strikes Crime Attorneys have defended individuals who have been accused of several violent felony strike crimes including:

• Murder, homicide and manslaughter
• Sexual crimes (rape, sodomy or oral copulation by force
• Sexual abuse of a child under 14
• Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting great bodily injury
• Robbery
• Attempted murder
• Kidnapping
• Carjacking

With strike crimes, it is important to remember that multiple crimes within one day or even a few hours can be considered separate strikes. Also, convictions from the past, no matter how many years ago they occurred, will remain a strike. A felony conviction that occurred before the California Three Strikes Law was enacted will also be counted as a strike. Some juvenile offenses are also counted as strikes. Prior convictions do not need to have resulted in incarceration to be counted as strikes. Moreover, even convictions that have been expunged or deleted from the record can also be counted as strikes.

This is exactly why the focus of our Los Angeles County strike crime defense attorneys at Wallin & Klarich is on reducing our clients' charges to misdemeanors or non-strike felonies. Our goal is to stop the Three Strikes process before it can damage your record. If you have been charged with a strikeable felony, it is vital that you seek the advise of an experienced criminal defense law firm such as Wallin & Klarich before entering a guilty plea. It is critical that your Los Angeles strike crime defense lawyer has significant experience defending Three Strikes cases. At Wallin & Klarich, our team of highly skilled criminal defense lawyers has been successfully handling Three Strikes cases for many years.

Our focus in every Los Angeles Three Strikes case is on the new case and to do everything possible to make sure that our client is not found guilty. However, if that does not happen, we file a motion to ask the court to "strike a prior strike" for the purposes of sentencing. This means that we ask the judge, based on the totality of the circumstances, not to impose a Three Strikes sentence. This can have a significant impact on your case and can reduce a life sentence to a much lower sentence. The court, on a case by case basis, must consider whether the defendant's crime was in line with "the spirit of the Three Strikes law." If you are facing charges in Los Angeles County that may result in a strike conviction, please contact Wallin & Klarich without delay for a free consultation and evaluation of your case.