Irvine- James Neal, an Ex- NASCAR driver was recently released from jail only to return again. He was recently convicted of running from police and was sentenced to jail time and probation. It is alleged by police that Neal went to a woman's apartment in Lake Forest. The neighbors called the police to report a disturbance that was coming from her apartment. When police arrived the women stated that Neil had tried to rape her and would not let her leave her home. He was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, attempted rape, and burglary.
Rape and burglary are considered felonies in California. Burglary is defined in the California Penal Code, section 459. It states that any person that enters a dwelling that is inhabited to commit any felony is guilty of first degree burglary and can be sentenced six years in state prison. Rape can be found in the California Penal Code, section 261. It states rape is sexual intercourse that is accomplished without consent through force, fear, duress, fraud, or violence. If convicted of rape a person cold face up to eight years in prison.
Being convicted of a felony is very serious. The punishments for felonies usually involve fines and long prison sentences. It is important to hire an Irvine criminal defense attorney if you are facing felony charges like rape or burglary.
Why should you hire an Orange County sex crimes criminal defense attorney or an Irvine criminal defense attorney to help you defend your criminal charges?
At the Law Office of Michael Guisti we have spent years helping our clients defend their misdemeanor and felony charges. We have been successful in handling a wide variety of criminal defense charges like assault, battery, DUI's, drug charges, petty theft, larceny, rape, child molestation, grand theft auto, and white collar crime charges.
In many of our client's cases, we have been able to have their charges reduced or even dropped. We have handled cases in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County and San Diego County. If you or someone you know is facing a criminal charge and need a skilled Santa Ana criminal defense attorney, call us toll free today at 1-888-478-8999 or visit our website at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
