by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Aug 22, 2019 | Criminal Defense
If you find yourself involved in a criminal case, an arrest or any other part of this process, it may all be brand new to you. You have no experience, it feels overwhelming and somewhat foreign, and it’s hard for you to navigate this entire process on your own....
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Jul 11, 2019 | Criminal Defense
All of your life, you have respected the police. You know they are in a position of authority. You are polite to them when you encounter them. You don’t go out of your way to cause trouble. However, you start to reconsider your position when an officer shows up...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | May 29, 2019 | Criminal Defense
You get arrested and you’re facing some serious charges. It’s going to go to trial, where a jury will decide your fate. It is very important to understand all of your legal rights at a time like this when the outcome of the case could drastically alter the...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | May 3, 2019 | Criminal Defense
False confessions put people in jail all the time. While they’re often hard for outsiders to understand, they’re also far more common than most people realize. One reason is that people often trust that they’re innocent, so they see no problem with...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Apr 17, 2019 | Criminal Defense
We think that our memories are static. Once we make a memory, it stays that way for life. It accurately portrays what happened at that time. However, experts say that this is not really true. Memories change all the time. Some experts even claim they can change...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Feb 22, 2019 | Criminal Defense
A police officer shows up at your door and asks to talk to you. An officer pulls you over on the way home from work and walks up to the window. An officer gets your attention on the street and asks if they can talk to you for a second. These are just a few examples of...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Jan 11, 2019 | Criminal Defense
El ex gobernador de California, Jerry Brown, dejó su cargo el pasado lunes 7 de enero del 2019; después de haber firmado un poco más de 1000 leyes en su último año en la cabeza de la gubernatura. Algunas de las nuevas leyes,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Dec 27, 2018 | Criminal Defense
With the rise of DNA evidence, we now know more than ever about how often eyewitnesses make mistakes. It’s staggering. A lot of people go to jail because a confident eyewitness makes a mistake in court and picks out the wrong person. Why does this happen? While...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Dec 11, 2018 | Criminal Defense
Plea bargains are an interesting part of the justice system in the United States. Typically, it means that you’re offered a lesser charge if you decide you will plead guilty to that charge. For instance, you may have been accused of murder, but you could get...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Oct 19, 2018 | Criminal Defense
You get the call from the police, telling you that your teen got arrested. The first thing you think is simple: Why would they do this? Why would your child get into this type of legal trouble? There are many potential reasons. One of the main ones is a lack of life...
