Hedding Law Firm Blog
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Read our blogs on various California sex crime cases including child pornography, crimes against children, sexual battery, and PC 290 sex offender registration. Ron Hedding is a top-ranked Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who provides aggressive legal representation.
Hedding Law Firm Blog
2w ago
When you or someone you love is facing sex-related criminal charges in California, you must have an experienced sex crimes defense attorney to obtain the best possible outcome. Simply put, the most important decision you will make is which sex crimes defense lawyer to hire. Some essential questions to consider are: How ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
2w ago
The term “sex addiction” describes a wide range of behaviors that involve compulsive sexual behavior, such as an addiction to pornography. The opinions on whether it can be used to explain and mitigate illegal sexual conduct are mixed. This condition has sometimes been used as a successful mitigating factor but has also ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
3w ago
In California, there is no specific law prohibiting having sex in your car, but you could still face criminal charges in certain situations. In other words, a sex act in the car could break several different laws. People engaging in sexual activity in a vehicle is certainly nothing new, but the question of whether it’s legal is often ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
3w ago
In some sex crime cases, a defendant might be able to use the defense of consent to avoid a conviction. The defense of consent applies only to sexual-related crimes where consent, or lack thereof, is an element of the crime. An “element” is a factor that must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by the district attorney in a crime ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
3w ago
Under various laws, registered sex offenders can typically obtain a passport and travel internationally, but there might be some restrictions on where they can travel. Under United States federal laws, they are allowed to travel outside the country, but other countries might have entry restrictions against registered sex ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
2M ago
For those individuals who must register as a sex offender under California Penal Code Section 290 PC and end up violating the registration requirements, getting arrested, and picking up a new case, they're facing serious consequences. Many people pled guilty to strikes, so now they're looking at a second-strike case ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
3M ago
California Penal Code 243.4(a) PC sexual battery law applies whenever someone touches an intimate part of another person's body while restrained. The touching must be against the victim's will and must be done for sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse. Sexual battery is a wobbler that can be filed as either ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
3M ago
Initially, in the early 1990s, California was one of the first states that had sex registration, and they were very harsh as it related to this. People who were being convicted as sex offenders had to register for the rest of their lives. Then, Megan's Law came in, and they were put on a website. Prosecutors even realized there ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
6M ago
Let’s review the common mistakes people make who are being investigated or charged with sex offender registration violations in California. If you or a loved one is being investigated or charged with violating the terms of their sex registration, you want to get an attorney right away. That’s the first common mistake ..read more
Hedding Law Firm Blog
7M ago
Let’s review whether you will go to prison if convicted of California Penal Code 288.4 PC for arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes for some sexual act. This particular crime seems to be getting charged a lot where people are on the internet, and they’re arranging meetings with minors, which is ..read more