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236 & 237 (PC): False Imprisonment Charges in California

November 21, 2024 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

False imprisonment is one of the more easily understood sections of the California penal code as it involves illegally detaining someone against their will. Though the offense, as defined under California Penal Code section 236 (PC), is relatively straightforward, things can get confusing when distinguishing between this charge and the similar crimes of domestic violence, kidnapping, human […]

Filed Under: THE CA LEGAL SYSTEM, CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Kidnapping, VIOLENT CRIMES Tagged With: california laws, kidnapping, human trafficking, false imprisonment, violent crimes, domestic violence

Kidnapping Charges in California: 207, 208, and 209 (PC)

December 20, 2022 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

california kidnapping law

When most people envision kidnapping, they imagine a person snatching a young child off the street, but what California law defines as kidnapping is quite different. In many cases, kidnapping does not involve the abduction of a child at all. When it does, the offense is filed as an enhanced charge punishable by even more […]

Filed Under: Assault and Battery, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Kidnapping, FEDERAL CRIMES Tagged With: felonies, sex crimes, false imprisonment, child endangerment, human trafficking, defenses, kidnapping

False Imprisonment of Civilians & Other Criminal Acts in WandaVision

March 26, 2021 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

scarlet witch and false imprisonment

kidnapp People can do a lot of hurtful things when suffering from extreme grief, but few of them end up taking a whole town captive like Wanda Maximov does in WandaVision. But is Wanda guilty of a crime for her actions on the show, or is she yet another victim of her own overwhelming power? […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS Tagged With: false imprisonment, defenses, superheroes, fictional, kidnapping, human trafficking

Domestic Violence Is Against the Law; Kink and BDSM are Not

February 3, 2020 Written by Jill Harness and Edited by Peter Liss

Vista Domestic Violence Lawyer

It’s fair to assume that most people don’t wish to be beaten by their spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, or other intimate partner. But it’s not accurate to say no one wants to be hit by their lover, and over half of all people fantasize about dominating or being dominated by a partner. Many people throughout the […]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, Rape, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEX OFFENSES Tagged With: rape, battery, domestic violence, sex crimes, false imprisonment, defenses, consent

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I have been practicing law for over 40 years, and opened my own law firm in 1998, after serving as Assistant Supervising Public Defender for the Vista Public Defender’s Office. I have successfully defended hundreds of cases in my career, fighting charges ranging from drunk driving to capital murder.

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