Santa Ana, Orange County - Santa Ana man, Gaylord Daney, plead not guilty in an Orange County court house to assaulting his public defender .He was appointed a female attorney for his recent marijuana possession charges. He asked the court to fire his current attorney and give him a new one. The court denied his motion. While in the hallway of the court Daney punches his female attorney in the face. The punch caused her glasses to break on she hit her head against the wall. She suffered bruises and cuts on her face. This attorney is no longer representing Daney.
Orange County assault and battery defense attorney Michael Guisti recently reviewed this case. He states that Daney will not only be facing charges for his marijuana possession, but he will also be facing the charges of felony assault charges. Assault and its punishments can be found in the California Penal code section 240. The code section states that an assault occurs when a person attempts to injure another and has the means to do so. Since the woman is an officer of the court it is a felony. He could be facing a fine of $2,000 and jail time. He will face additional misdemeanor charges if convicted of possession of marijuana.
Why is it important to hire a skilled Orange County assault and battery defense lawyer and an experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney?
When facing the charges of possession of an illegal substance and assault and battery charges, it is important to retain an attorney that has experience handling cases in the Orange County court system. At the Law Offices of Michael Guisti our skilled attorney has had experience handling client all over Orange and Los Angeles County. He has handled cases in Santa Ana, Fullerton, Irvine, Garden Grove, Newport Beach and many cities in Los Angeles. He has been successful in many areas of the law such as assault, battery, felony assault and battery, sex crimes, domestic violence, murder, vehicular manslaughter, DUI, and white collar crimes cases like embezzlement. He has even handled professional licenses cases.
If you or a loved one is facing criminal charges it is important to hire an Orange County Criminal defense attorney that gets result. Attorney Michael Guisti has helped clients reduce there felonies to misdemeanor and in many cases has been able to get the charges dismissed. Call our Los Angeles criminal attorney today at (714)530-9690 or visit our website at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
