Cerritos Criminal Defense Attorney and DUI Lawyer

Cerritos Criminal Defense Attorney and DUI Lawyer

Cerritos, California is a suburban city in Southern Los Angeles County.  One of the "Gateway Cities," Cerritos is right on LA County's border with neighboring Orange County.  Some nearby cities include on the LA County side include Lakewood, Bellflower, Norwalk, Artesia.  Also nearby are the 605, 5 and 91 Freeways.  On the Orange County side, Buena Park, Cypress, Hawaiian Gardens and La Palma are nearby.  Cerritos has a population of just under 50,000 people, and is home to Cerritos College, Cerritos Auto Square, and two malls (Los Cerritos Center, and the Cerritos Towne Center), all drawing residents from nearby communities.

Cerritos has low crime rates for LA County, but nonetheless sees its fair share of criminal cases.  DUI, drug crimes, theft crimes (particularly retail theft), and domestic violence are among the most common.  Cerritos does not have its own police department, instead contracting with the LA County Sheriff's Department, who operate the Cerritos Sheriff's Station.  Criminal cases begin at the Bellflower Courthouse, and some matters then proceed to the Norwalk Courthouse.  Our office can help Cerritos residents with these and other crimes, or expungements and other methods of cleaning up criminal records.  Working hard to get the best possible outcome for clients, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Nicholas Loncar understands that a criminal conviction can have serious consequences for your employment, professional licensing, driver's license and immigration consequences, in addition to traditional consequences like jail, probation, fines, and prison.

If you have been arrested, charged with a crime or are under investigation for a crime in Cerritos, Lakewood, Bellflower, Long Beach, Signal Hill, Whittier, Downey, Norwalk, or elsewhere in Los Angeles County, contact the Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar for a FREE consultation with a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer.  Our office has achieved great results for clients in a broad range of criminal cases.  If you or a loved one needs an attorney, consider hiring one who has a strong passion to change the criminal justice system, and a track record you can count on.

SOME EXAMPLES OF CERRITOS CRIMINAL CASES:
1.  Rachel is stopped for speeding on the 91 on her way home from dinner in Long Beach.  She drank two glasses of wine at dinner, but does not feel impaired.  The CHP officer smells alcohol on her breath and asks her to step out of the vehicle, perform field sobriety tests, answer some questions and blow into a handheld breathalyzer (PAS).  Her PAS result is .08, and she is placed under arrest for DUI.  At the station, her BAC has risen to .09.  Rachel hires a Los Angeles DUI Attorney, who fights the case all the way to trial, asserting the Rising BAC defense.  Although Rachel tested above the legal limit, the tests were performed after she was done driving and show a rising pattern.  This is consistent with Rachel's recent consumption of alcohol and there is a strong likelihood that her BAC was below the legal limit at the time of driving.  Had the officer tested her BAC right away, it likely would have been below the legal limit.

2. Evan , a 19 year old Cerritos resident and Cerritos College student is caught driving with four ounces of marijuana, sectioned off into four one ounce bags.  He is arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for sale (HS 11359).  Evan is a medical marijuana patient, but can still be arrested and charged with marijuana sales.  The four ounces of marijuana could be considered a lot for personal use, but there are defenses.  It is cheaper to purchase in bulk, and it may be easier to buy marijuana less frequently.  So long as Evan does not admit to selling drugs, his Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney should be able to help him and assert the medical marijuana defenses.

3. Jill has three unpaid traffic tickets.  One of the tickets is at the Long Beach Courthouse and the other two are in Bellflower.  What she does not realize, is that the failures to pay those fines and/or appear in court actually lresulted in a suspension of her driver's license.  Jill is stopped for speeding one day, and is also cited for having a suspended license, a misdemeanor.  Overwhelmed, she turns to a lawyer to help with her situation.  The attorney takes care of the traffic tickets, getting the holds lifted, and helps Jill restore her license before she has to appear in court on the suspended license charge.  Because she was able to restore her driving privilege, her attorney is able to negotiate a dismissal of the suspended license charge.

4.  Eric is stopped by security at a store.  The loss prevention officer opens Eric's bag and finds a pair of new shoes with the tags removed.  The officer also tells Eric that he observed him take the shoes from a box and put them in his bag on the store's CCTV system.  The store employee calls the police who cite Eric for misdemeanor petty theft.  Eric has no prior convictions.  His attorney is able to help him get a diversion program, where he has to complete 20 hours of community service and stay out of trouble for six months.  If he can manage to do those things, his case will be dismissed.

Contact the Law Offices of Nicholas Loncar now for a Free Consultation with a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney.  Being arrested or charged with a crime is scary, stressful and can have serious consequences on your life.  The criminal justice system is a powerful machine, but Nicholas Loncar has been blessed with the courage to fight this system for his clients, and the intelligence to do so effectively.  Call now.  213-375-3775.

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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

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