Gang affiliation is an enhancement that prosecutors will add to an underlying criminal charge. If gang affiliation can be proved, then the crime becomes a “gang crime” and the potential penalties may increase drastically.
As an example, adding the gang affiliation enhancement to the crime of assault with a deadly weapon adds 10 years to the potential sentence. Adding the gang affiliation to the crime of simple assault could add up to four years or less to the potential sentence.
Get Early Help from an Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer in Gang Crimes Cases
If you have been charged with any type of crime and the prosecutor’s office has added a gang affiliation enhancement, it is critically important to get early assistance from a knowledgeable and aggressive criminal defense lawyer.
Your attorney will conduct an independent investigation into the incident that led to your arrest. Your lawyer will also want to get detailed information about your background, your friends and associates and other information that will help argue against the gang crime enhancement.
Criminal Defense in Sacramento County Since 2001
For nearly a decade, we have focused a legal practice on criminal defense work in Sacramento County. We have advanced knowledge of all the gang-crime enhancements, how the prosecutor’s offices use the gang crime enhancements to get longer prison sentences, and how to fight back effectively against the prosecutor’s allegation that my client committed a crime as part of activity related to street gangs.
We offer all new clients a free and confidential consultation, either in person or by telephone. We handle almost all gang crime cases for a flat fee, plus expenses. If the case goes to trial, we may charge an additional daily fee.
