San Bernardino County Three Strikes Crime Attorneys

In the state of California, a Three Strikes crime is a serious situation. A "strike" usually refers to one violent felony conviction. If an individual has one strike and is convicted of a second felony, his or her prison sentence is doubled. If the person already has two strikes and is convicted of a third strike, he or she will get life in prison. It doesn't always take a serious, violent felony to put someone behind bars for life. Sometimes, a petty theft could also become a "third strike" if the defendant has already been convicted twice of serious felony crimes. So, prior criminal plays a significant role in San Bernardino Three Strike crime charges.

The experienced San Diego Three Strike crime lawyers defend individuals who have been charged with the following commonly committed Three Strike crimes including:

• Arson
• Robbery
• Kidnapping
• Rape
• Carjacking
• Drug crimes
• Assault with a deadly weapon
• Manslaughter

If a person has been convicted of a Three Strikes crime, he or she may be punished with imprisonment, fines, court-ordered counseling, probation, parole or community service. If you have been charged with a Three Strikes crime in San Bernardino, it is critical that you obtain the services of a qualified criminal defense attorney.

At Wallin & Klarich, our focus in every Three Strikes case is on the new case and to do everything possible to make sure that our client is not found guilty. However, if that does not happen, we file a motion to ask the court to "strike a prior strike" for the purposes of sentencing. This means that we ask the judge, based on the totality of the circumstances, not to impose a Three Strikes sentence. This can have a significant impact on your case and can reduce a life sentence to a much lower sentence. The court, on a case by case basis, must consider whether the defendant's crime was in line with "the spirit of the Three Strikes law." If you facing charges in San Bernardino County that may result in a strike conviction, please contact Wallin & Klarich without delay for a free consultation and evaluation of your case.