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California Domestic Violence: What You Need to Know Part 2

By Walin & Klarich

Why You Need a Skilled Criminal Defense Attorney In a previous article, California Penal Code § 243(e)(1), or ?simple domestic battery,? was discussed as one of the ways in which a person can be prosecuted for domestic violence in California. There are three ways someone can be prosecuted for domestic violence under California?s domestic violence laws and this article explains the remaining factors. California Penal Code § 273.5, or ?willful infliction of corporal injury?, is a more serious offense, in that it requires the accuser to at least suffer some type of injury. The accuser must sustain a ?traumatic condition,? which can actually be as insignificant as a red-mark or scratch. Here, unlike in Penal Code § 243(e)(1), your ?fiancé/fiancée? and ?people you are or were dating? do not qualify as ?intimate partners...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 18, 2009 (boomark / email).