In light of the recent protests, many crimes that were previously rare occurrences have been coming up a lot more recently. One of the crimes that has been charged more frequently is California Penal Code 243 PC - battery on a peace officer. The law is defined as willfully and unlawfully touching a peace officer [...]
In the State of California, Penal Code 404 covers participating in a riot. According to California Law, a riot occurs when two or more people, acting together, do any of the following: Use force or violence Disturb the public peace, or Threaten to use force or violence with the immediate power to exercise that threat [...]
The history of bail is one that is steeped in human rights. It was originally developed during the Anglo-Saxon period of British History (410-1066). It was intended to be a means to resolve issues peacefully. When someone was charged with a crime, it was up to them to find someone else to act as their [...]
