You did the crime, and you served the time. Yet years later, the old criminal conviction is still hanging around your neck. When you apply for jobs, for which you are more than qualified, you keep getting rejected without an explanation. Criminal records do not...
How did Proposition 47 change drug possession in California?
On behalf of Law Office of Eric T. Hamilton | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
The penalties for drug possession in California depend on what type of drug is being possessed, how much is possessed and the reason why the accused is possessing the drug. However, in 2014 California passed Proposition 47, which significantly changed the sentencing...
Shocking facts about divorces in the U.S.
On behalf of Law Office of Eric T. Hamilton | Aug 19, 2020 | Divorce
For years, couples marrying in California and elsewhere have certain facts and figures pressed into their brain. For the longest time, the divorce rate in the United States was at or around 50%, which caused the possibility of divorce to be in the forefront of one’s...
Can I refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test?
On behalf of Law Office of Eric T. Hamilton | Aug 10, 2020 | DUI
You may have had a few drinks at your favorite bar or at a friend’s house one night, and then decided to drive home. However, soon you see blue and red lights flashing in your rearview mirror, and as you pull over a police officer is asking you to step out of the car...