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1. What is “statutory rape”? | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney - October 2, 2008 at 9:23 am

   [...] Even if both participants are under 18, it is still a crime! Whether the charge is a felony or a misdemeanor depends on the age difference between the two people having sex. If the age difference is less than [...]

2. I was arrested, but bailed out. No charges were filed by my court date - now what? | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney - October 19, 2008 at 5:30 pm

   [...] cases, up to three years from the date of the crime to file felony charges and up to a year to file misdemeanor charges. It just means that for some reason, your case was not filed by the date you were told to [...]

3. What are the laws about knives in California? | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney - October 24, 2008 at 7:33 am

   [...] knives that can be opened with the push of a button, a flick of the wrist or gravity.  It is a misdemeanor to carry one of these [...]

4. Is a petty theft/shoplifting charge a big deal? | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney - November 17, 2008 at 3:26 pm

   [...] can be filed as a felony.  For example, if you were arrested for shoplifting and are convicted of misdemeanor petty theft, then ten years later, you are arrested for any theft, the new theft can be filed as a [...]

5. What Happens at the First Court Appearance | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney - February 8, 2009 at 11:31 pm

   [...] legal “clock” starts ticking. Depending on whether you are charged with a felony or a misdemeanor, that time frame is [...]

6. My son was arrested for misdemeanor shoplifting. Now he faces felony burglary charges. How did that happen? | Law Office of Joe Dane - Criminal Defense Attorney Serving Orange County - March 9, 2009 at 5:40 am

   [...] intent, the burglary charge must be dismissed.  Since burglary is a felony and shoplifting is a misdemeanor, the difference between the two is [...]