Irvine, Orange County - A Irvine teenager has been arrested for arson in Irvine. Irvine Police allege that five fires have been intentionally started in the last couple of days at an Irvine park. Police got called to an Irvine elementary school for a fire that had been set in a garbage bin. The police detained the teen, and he later admitted he had set the six fires. He is being held at the Orange County Juvenile Hall.
Irvine juvenile defense attorney Michael Guisti, who has many years of successful experience in defending juvenile clients at courts in Irvine, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Fullerton and throughout Orange County, Los Angeles, states that juvenile charges are dealt differently by the courts than adult charges.
He further explains that for most crimes in California, the juvenile that has been arrested can be released into the custody of a parent or guardian. The California courts are also more likely to have the young adult serve a community service sentence rather than a jail sentence. However if the charge is considered a violent crime like murder for example, and the juvenile being charged is over the age of 14 years old, the court can decide to try the juvenile as an adult. This means that they will have to serve a prison sentence if they are proven guilty of the charge.
If your loved one is being accused of a juvenile charge, many guardians do not know where to start the task of defending this charge. The most important step a person can take is hiring an experienced Santa Ana juvenile defense attorney to help guide them through the criminal defense process. At the Law Office of Michael Guisti, our qualified and skilled Irvine criminal attorneys have spent years representing clients in juvenile court and have the winning strategies in defending our clients.
Why is it important to hire an experienced Orange County defense attorney or a successful Los Angeles juvenile defense attorney in juvenile crime defense?
Having a criminal charge on your record as a young adult can affect your whole life. Many time colleges and employers will check your record when considering you. According to California law, juvenile records can be sealed. This means that the charge cannot be accessed by the public. Having a juvenile's records sealed can be a confusing process, and most people do not know how to do it. If the records remain unsealed, the public can access the charge and it will stay on your record for years. Retaining an attorney that has ad experience in the juvenile court system is imperative when trying to get juvenile records sealed.
At the Law Offices of Michael Guisti, our qualified lawyer has not only had experience in the Orange County court system but in the Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties as well.
Wether you are in Newport Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Laguna Niguel, Garden Grove, or Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Pasadena or any where in Southern California, if you or someone you know is facing a juvenile charge or any other felony or misdemeanor charge such as assault, battery, domestic violence, rape, child molestation, grand theft, fraud, drug crime, murder or a white collar crime like embezzlement and identity theft, contact an Orange county criminal defense attorney today. Call our highly qualified Irvine criminal attorney at (714) 530-9690 or visit our website at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
