Barhoma Law, P.C., is a California Criminal Appeals and Los Angeles Corporate firm. We are consistently featured as Criminal Appeals in California according to multiple agencies, such as American Association of Attorney Advocates, Justia, Esquire’d, Avvo, and more.
California Criminal Appeals: Direct AppealDirect appeals are among the strongest and best legal maneuvers post-conviction. First, Barhoma Law looks to determine whether you filed your Notice of Appeal timely. Failure to timely file a notice of appeal will result in an automatic loss of your appeal. Then, Barhoma Law orders and prepares the record. From there, we extensively go through the record and draft and file your opening brief. The prosecutor will have an opportunity to file their response. Once Barhoma Law receives the prosecutor’s brief, we then extensively review it, draft and file a reply brief. And then we prepare for oral arguments in the court of appeals. This process takes skill and tedious attention to detail. You can seek many great arguments on appeal to overturn your conviction, including the ineffective assistance of counsel, actual innocence, jury tampering issues, prosecutorial misconduct, and many more described in detail here.
California Criminal Appeals: Writ of Habeas CorpusA Writ of Habeas Corpus is a Latin term which stands for “production of the body.” We represent defendants in bringing their Writ of Habeas Corpus if they are unjustly or wrongfully detained or incarcerated. This gives you a legal means to challenge the legal basis of your imprisonment, the duration and length of your imprison, or even the manner in which you are imprisoned.
We take full advantage of the fact that on Writ of Habeas Corpus, you are allowed to introduce new and additional evidence, which is among one of the most enticing items about the Writ of Habeas Corpus. With the ability to track down new evidence, new testimony, or even ineffective assistance of counsel argument, you can overturn your conviction using the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Consult with a Barhoma Law lawyer to determine your likelihood of success and whether you are eligible to bring a California or Federal Writ of Habeas Corpus.
California Criminal Appeals: Reduce Your Sentence (SB 1437, AB 2942, 1170(d)(1), and Commutation of Sentence) Alternatively, at Barhoma Law, we review your record extensively to determine the best likelihood of success to reduce your sentence. We do this in a number of ways:
- SB 1437 – is a new law that passed in California that has changed the previous definition of “Felony Murder”. Previously prosecutors were able to attain multiple homicide convictions on multiple defendants even if they did not kill anyone. Now, under SB 1437, you can get resentenced, and get your murder conviction vacated, if you did not act with reckless indifference to human life and were not a major participant in leading to homicide. We have written a high-quality article about SB 1437 and highlighted our success under the PC 1170.95 here. As California Criminal Appeals lawyers, we are dedicated to maximizing your likelihood of success under any SB 1437 petitions.
- Commutation of Sentence – is an application filed with the Governor’s Office where we seek to have your sentence commuted. For success, you generally want to have a positive history as an inmate. Further, the Governor is willing to commute sentences where an applicant displays rehabilitation and an ability to reintegrate into society. At Barhoma Law, we seek to maximize your likelihood of success by putting together a strong character package about you, striking an appeal with the Governor’s Office to enhance your chances of commutation. As a California Criminal Appeals Attorney, we always look to maximize your likelihood of success in pursuing Commutation of Sentence with the governor’s office.
Results and Reputation of SuccessBarhoma Law has a strong reputation for success. Below is a brief highlight of recent notable successes:
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- 2023 Vacated Conviction (Penal Code 1172.6)
- 2022 Resentencing (AB2942 and Penal Code 1171.1)
- 2022 Vacated Conviction (Penal Code 1172.6)
- 2022 Resentencing (SB 483 and Penal Code 1172.75)
- 2019 Expunged 5 Drug Possession Charges
- 2019 Vacated Conviction (SB1437 and PC 1170.95)
- 2019 Vacated Conviction (SB1437 and PC 1170.95)
| - Represented international defendants in a $2,500,000 civil dispute.
- Successfully defended a cemetery in a complete defense verdict by way of jury trial in a claim for fraud, unjust enrichment, deceit, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and more.
- Litigated Interests of high stakes clients in wrongful death claim
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Consult With Barhoma Law, P.C.If you are seeking a California Criminal Appeals attorney, contact Barhoma Law today. You can call us for a free consultation at (213) 800-7664.
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