Los Angeles Murder & Manslaughter Attorney

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MURDER
Salinas: Client was accused of shooting at two unarmed brothers who were walking home about a block from where the client was hanging with his "homies". Gang and gun allegations were charged along with one count of Murder and one count of attempted Murder. The older brother seeing the client pointing the gun at them threw his body in front of his younger brother and took a fatal shot from a 40 mm Glock. Numerous shots were fired by client. Client gave a full video taped confession and wrote a letter of apology to the victim's family. His "homies" all co-operated with the police and gave statements that corroborated his confession. Client facing die in prison term in excess of 90 years to Life. Case settled: client pled to 18-Life term, parole eligible after 85% of the 18 years is completed.

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MURDER
Los Angeles: Client was accused or 1st. degree (deliberate, premeditated) Murder plus gun enhancement. Mandatory sentence, if convicted, 50 years-Life. Client gave 4 video taped statements/confessions wherein she admitted that victim husband had been out all night and that she suspected he had been cheating on her as this had happened in the past. Further, that she had been walking the floors all night with the household 9 mm. pistol in her hand and that when he did finally come home that next morning and got out of the shower ( she thought he was washing the scent of the other woman off of him) she shot him fatally once in the head. I was able to develop the defense of accidental shooting sufficiently to convince the District Attorneys office to accept a plea to involuntary manslaughter, Sentence: 6 years.

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ATTEMPTED MURDER
Ventura: Client charged with driving car during gang drive-by shooting where on person was shot and two others were shot at. Great bodily injury, gang and gun enhancement plus multiple attempted murder counts had client facing DIE in Prison sentence potential. The District Attorneys office, in what the other Defendant's attorney felt was strictly for the purpose of getting Mr. Bernstein out of the trial, offered the client the opportunity to plead guilty to PC 32, being an accessory after the fact, credit for time served awaiting trial, immediate release. Client not required to co-operate, testify or assist police in any way. Client accepted.

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ATTEMPTED MURDER
Van Nuys: Client was charged with four separate charges of attempted murder involving four separate victims and four gun enhancements. Client facing total time charges of 160 years-Life, essentially "DIE IN PRISON". On day the trial was to start the Deputy D.A., not wanting to try the case against Mr. Bernstein, offered a resolution where Client accepted responsibility for one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm from a vehicle and 5 years State Prison at 1/2 time off for good behavior and approximately 1 year accumulated time credits. The Client accepted. Client is expected to do approximately 18 months additional time.

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