Beverly Hills Criminal Defense Attorney

BEVERLY HILLS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND DUI LAWYER
Beverly Hills, CA is a world-famous town in Los Angeles County.  Known for its celebrity residents, mansions, high-end shopping and truly fine dining.  Despite having fewer than 35,000 residents, Beverly Hills in known all over the world, and is one of the finest neighborhoods in the country.  Neighboring Beverly Hills, are West Hollywood as well as the Los Angeles Neighborhoods of Bel-Air, Holmby Hills, Beverlywood and Century City.

With excellent schools, well-maintained municipal property, great residential and commercial real estate and perhaps the world's most famous postal code, Beverly Hills punches above its weight in many ways.  Although generally a safe, quiet area of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills has been home to some of LA's most profile criminal cases.  From celebrities dealing with drug problems, DUI, domestic violence and shoplifting addictions, to some of the more sophisticated heists and robberies in Beverly Hills' high-end clothing, jewelry and automobile retailers.  As such, Beverly Hills sees a wide range of criminal cases, from traffic to homicide.  Beverly Hills Criminal cases are heard at the Airport Courthouse, by LAX near El Segundo.  Traffic matters start in the Beverly Hills Courthouse, then proceed to the Santa Monica Courthouse for further action, if necessary.

The Beverly Hills Police Department patrols Beverly Hills, with the LAPD, LA County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol having jurisdiction of the areas surrounding Beverly Hills.  If you have been arrested or charged with a crime in Beverly Hills, speak to a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney now to discuss your case, your defenses and answer any questions you have about the court process.  We offer free consultations and fair, reasonable legal fees.  Here is a partial list of some of the kinds of criminal cases we handle in Beverly Hills and throughout Los Angeles:DRUG CRIMES | DUI | DUI CAUSING INJURY | DUI W/ PRIOR | FELONY DUI | VIOLENT CRIMES | THEFT CRIMES 
 PROSTITUTION/SOLICITATION | WEAPONS OFFENSES | SEX CRIMES | HOMICIDE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  
JUVENILE OFFENSES | PROBATION VIOLATIONS | FELONY |MISDEMEANOR | INFRACTION (TRAFFIC)
GANG CASES | VANDALISM | EXPUNGEMENT | APPEALS | CIVIL RIGHTS | THREE STRIKES

In Beverly Hills and Los Angeles DUI cases, we can help you to assert some applicable defenses on your behalf and fight for and negotiate for the best possible outcome in your case.  Find out how the following defenses might keep you from getting a criminal conviction, keep you out of jail and/or save your driver's license:  Mouth Alcohol, Rising BAC,How Accurate are Breathalyzers?, Did Police Follow Proper Testing Procedure,Do Field Sobriety Tests Prove Anything?, Other Causes of Bad Driving Pattern.

Having your lawyer write and argue a motion to suppress might be your best defense in drug cases, weapon offenses, possession of stolen property cases.  If the police obtained the evidence against you in violation of your constitutional rights, your attorney can have that evidence thrown out and your case dismissed.  For more information on your Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure, take a look at the following articles on search and seizure law: Stop and Frisk and Search of Persons, What constitutes a search?, Consent Searches, Search of Vehicles and Effects, How to Suppress Evidence.

EXAMPLE:
A high-end jewelry store in Beverly Hills is robbed at gunpoint.  Video surveillance in the store show two people, a man and a woman, leaving the store as the gunman enters.  The gunman has a mask covering his face and .  The robber points the gun in the clerk's face and demands that she put as much jewelry and cash as she can fit into two duffel bags he brought with him.  Later that evening, local news stations display the video footage and urge anyone with information to contact Beverly Hills Police.  Next, Beverly Hills gets an anonymous tip on their tip line, identifying one of the two customers who exited the store, holding the door open for the gunman to enter.

Upon reviewing the footage, the investigating detective suspects that the couple who entered the store first, entered posing as customers, but were in fact involved in the planning and execution of the robbery.  Based on the anonymous tip, the detective brings Joe in for questioning.  Joe is kept in an interrogation room and repeatedly asked about the robbery, accused of intentionally holding the door open so that the gunman could get in.  Joe continues to deny any wrongdoing.  The police then use a deceptive tactic, and tell Joe that his girlfriend (whose identity is still actually unknown to police) is in the other room, explaining the arrangement.  Joe is not convinced, remembering that the officers had earlier asked him to identify the woman with him in the video, but that he refused.

The gunman is never apprehended, but the police arrest Joe for what they believe to be his involvement in the crime.  He is charged with robbery (PC 211) and criminal conspiracy (PC 182).  Joe posts bail and hires a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney to represent him at LAX courthouse.  Joe's defense lawyer reviews the videotape, and the rest of the investigation, appoints a private investigator to question the witnesses and subpoenas other stores' video tapes to look for footage that might help show Joe's innocence. 

Joe's attorney sets up a meeting with the District Attorney, to show footage from several other stores, where Joe and his girlfriend had been shopping.  Joe made purchases in some of the stores, and, over the course of nearly two hours, entered and exited several other stores, none of which were robbed.  Additionally, the jewelry store surveillance video appears to show Joe holding the door for his girlfriend right before the gunman runs in.  The District Attorney files charges anyway, and Joe's case proceeds to preliminary hearing.  At preliminary hearing, with a strong cross-examination of the investigating detective, Joe's lawyer is able to convince the judge that the government lacks evidence of criminal activity and moves to have the charges dismissed.  The judge grants the motion and Joe is free to go.  He also may petition to have his arrest record sealed.

Being arrested or charged with a crime is scary, stressful and embarrassing.  But you do not have to face this challenge on your own.  Contact the Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar now for a free consultation with a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney.  We can discuss the details of your criminal case, begin to evaluate your defenses and decide on the right course of action to get you the best outcome possible in your criminal case.  Whether you need to avoid jail, negative immigration consequences or are simply innocent of the charge(s) alleged, a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer can help.

Nicholas M. Loncar, Esq. 
Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
t: 213-375-3775 | f: 213-375-3099
Mobile: 323-803-4352 
[email protected]
1200 Wilshire Blvd | Suite 406
Los Angeles, CA | 90017
www.iDefendLosAngeles.com

Published By: Nicholas Loncar | Written by Nicholas Loncar

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