San Jose Homicide Attorneys
Homicide is the act of killing another person, either intentionally or unintentionally. Hiring an aggressive homicide lawyer in San Jose is critical for your defense. The San Jose Law Offices of Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman defend all homicide charges including criminal, excusable, and justifiable homicide.
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According to statistics provided by the US Department of Justice, homicides have decreased in the last ten years, to about where they were in the 1960s. Thankfully, the rate of violent crimes has also declined within the last ten years. The number of homicides with unknown circumstances makes up the largest classification of homicides.
Unfortunately, homicides due to gang violence, especially juvenile gang violence, have increased. Certain factors will change the seriousness of your crime; such as if children were involved, or another crime was committed.
Homicide Laws in San Jose
Criminal homicide is the willful killing of one person by another. It’s a rash, irresponsible act. Manslaughter and murder are examples of criminal homicide. The seriousness of the case will depend if weapons were involved, or if the perpetrator has a criminal record.
Excusable homicide is homicide without intent and may happen during an accident or unusual circumstances. One example of excusable homicide is a police officer killing an escapee.
Justifiable homicide is when someone is killed without meanness or intent. Some examples of justifiable homicide are killing someone in self-defense, in the defense of others, by preventing a serious crime, or in the line of duty.
Experienced San Jose Homicide Law Firm
Being accused of a homicide charge is serious. Your lawyers must be well-versed in federal and California homicide laws to successfully represent you. Our law firm keeps updated on legislation that may change the outcome of your case.
Please also visit our San Jose murder page to learn more.
We provide strong defensive arguments in our case presentations. Our defense will demonstrate why Valencia, Ippolito & Bowman were awarded the “Criminal
Defense firm of the Year” by San Jose Magazine.
Call us at 877-7NO-JAIL, or fill out our online contact form with any questions.
