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Domestic Violence Carries Stiff Penalties

By Steven Rodriguez (all)

It wasn’t that long ago that our country looked the other way in matters of spousal abuse and domestic violence. Today, numerous laws have been enacted to protect the rights of wives and husbands from being abused by their spouses. Domestic violence is considered a unique crime in California that carries severe consequences for those accused and convicted. Domestic violence includes physical violence, threatened violence and abuse that occur in relationships. When such violence occurs between married couples, it is called spousal abuse. However, domestic violence laws also apply to ex-spouses, cohabiting couples, people who have a child in common, even those in a current or former dating relationship. Domestic violence cases receive special treatment under California law...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).

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