domestic violence: what you need to know as an accused in california
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Domestic violence can be charged under more than one statute depending on the severity and type of injuries. Learn more about it in this presentation.TRANSCRIPT
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
What You Need to Know As an Accused in California
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What IsDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IN CALIFORNIA?
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Domestic violence can be charged under more than one
statute depending on the severity and type of injuries
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Corporal Injury on a Spouse, Cohabitant, or Fellow Parent --
California Penal Code Section 273.5 – “Any person who willfully inflicts upon a person who is his or her spouse, former
spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or the mother or father of his or her child, corporal injury resulting in a traumatic
condition is guilty of a felony”
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Domestic Battery --
California Penal Code Section 243(e)(1) – Battery, defined as “any willful and
unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another”, committed
against “a spouse, a person with whom the defendant is cohabiting, a person who is the parent of the defendant's
child, former spouse, fiancé, or fiancée, or a person with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had, a
dating or engagement relationship”
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Sexual Battery --
California Penal Code Section 243.4 -- “Any person who touches an intimate
part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and if the touching is against the will of the person touched
and is for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, is
guilty of sexual battery”
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PenaltiesIF CONVICTED OF
DOMESTIC BATTERY
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273.5 -- imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a
county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or both
243(e)(1) or 243.4 -- imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than one
year, a fine of up to $2,000, or both
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ConsequencesOF A DOMESTIC
BATTERY CONVICTION
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Additional consequences of a domestic battery conviction
may include:
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Restrictions on visitation/custody with minor children
Issuance of restraining/protective order
Loss of the right to possess a firearm
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Disqualification for employment
Revocation or denial of professional licensing
Loss of, or denial of, immigration status
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Victim Cannot “DROP CHARGES”
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There are a number of potential defenses to a domestic violence
accusation;
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However, the alleged victim cannot simply decide to “drop
the charges”
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Only the prosecuting attorney can make the decision to drop
the charges against you
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LEARN MORE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENECE IN CALIFORNIA
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