If you are arrested you need to seek advice from an experienced criminal defense lawyer in order to get the lightest sentence possible.
For many facing criminal charges in Kern County, the likelihood of spending months or maybe even years in prison is a great possibility. Bakersfield criminal defense attorney Mark Anthony Raimondo can help.
Raimondo tells his clients that when they are arrested, law enforcement will usually book them with the most serious charge possible. However, there are some felonies known in legal terms as “wobblers,” which are charges that can be filed in court as either a misdemeanor or a felony. These charges are defined in the criminal code section as crimes that are punishable in county jail and/or state prison.
An example of these might be second degree burglary, auto theft, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of methamphetamine. Nevertheless, you must have never been sentenced to state prison, or have received probation due to a stayed felony sentencing.
For defendants, the days between their arrest and their arraignment are critical, as the local district attorney’s office will examine the charges, police report, evidence, and the defendant, witnesses and victim’s backgrounds, which can, according to Raimondo, all lead to felony charges being reduce to misdemeanors, or not, by the time the accused appears before a judge.
If you have been arrested in Kern County, you need to protect your rights.
That’s why criminal defense attorney Mark Anthony Raimondo can help you get your felonies reduced to misdemeanors, with his knowledge, understanding and passion to protect people from unwarranted criminal charges.
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