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Richard Allaye Chan, Jr., A Professional Corporation represents clients throughout Northern California California, including the communities of Sacramento, South Sacramento, West Sacramento, North Sacramento, Florin, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Arden-Arcade, Gold River, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Folsom, Eldorado Hills, Cameron Park,Citrus Heights, North highlands, Rio Linda, Woodland, Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay, Auburn, Loomis, Lincoln, Yuba City, Marysville, Linda, Olivehurst, Sutter, Davis, Fairfield, and entire Northern California.

Manslaughter & Voluntary Manslaughter

Manslaughter is unlawful killing of a human being by another human being, but without malice aforethought. There are two types of manslaughter: voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter is more serious than involuntary manslaughter, and the punishment is accordingly stiffer. Voluntary … Continue reading

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Rape

Rape – “unlawful carnal knowledge” – is sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. As far as the law in most states is concerned, a man cannot be “raped,” although he can be sodomized. The rapist does not have … Continue reading

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Involuntary Manslaughter

Unlike murder and voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter ordinarily is an unintentional killing. The death results from the person’s criminal negligence, rather than from any intent to kill the victim. For example, if a driver speeding down a residential street loses … Continue reading

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Suppressing Field Sobriety Tests

Field sobriety tests should be attacked through a motion to be suppress. Defendants are advised to discuss these issues with a DUI defense attorney. According to prosecutors, standardized field sobriety tests are based upon recognized scientific principles, i.e., if properly … Continue reading

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Factors Influencing Test Results

Since field sobriety tests are highly subjective, it is important for motorists to realize that many factors can affect an individual’s performance, such as emotional or physical conditions, rigorous testing conditions, officer bias, or the inherit difficulty to the average … Continue reading

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another human being with malice aforethought. “Malice aforethought” means in a particularly evil or heinous state of mind. Malice aforethought does not mean that the murder though about killing the … Continue reading

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Refusing Field Sobriety Tests

Few motorists realize that they have the right to refuse an officer’s request for field sobriety tests (FSTs). There is no legal requirement that a driver must perform FSTs before or after an arrest. An officer can only request, not … Continue reading

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DUI – Hand Writing

One type of non-standardized physical field sobriety test is writing the alphabet. In theory, intoxication will cause careless penmanship. Of course, this is also the result of speed, nervousness or the type of writing utensil. An effective trial technique is … Continue reading

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Non-standardized Field Sobriety Tests

Besides the NHTSA sponsored tests, other physical and verbal field sobriety tests are used to measure intoxication. Physical performance tests measure balance, while verbal tests measure mental acuity. Although officers typically administer the NHTSA field sobriety tests, sometimes nontraditional tests … Continue reading

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DUI – Passenger Rights

The passenger is afforded the greatest constitutional protection and police deference. Since the passenger is often a captive occupant of the vehicle and unable to control their destination, police are less likely to press criminal charges. The lack of control … Continue reading

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