Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Lack of Criminal Intent to P.C. 487 (a)

I am being charged w/PC 487 (a) for rims and tires that I had ordered for my personal car while working at a particular place in Redlands. My boss had directed me to see about ordering the items and to call some retail places. I misunderstood and took the directive to order them. All employees were allowed to order parts for their personal cars and the cost was later deducted from our pay. There was only 5 employees. A new partner was brought in that I've known for years, and who didn't like me. We immediately had problems. He fired me before the cost of the items were taken from my pay. Now I have been charged with a crime. I have all the documents to support this, will a PC 995 motion help me? 2 Employees are willing to sign statements re: being allowed to order parts.


Asked on 4/10/06, 12:12 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Stephen Sitkoff Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP

Re: Lack of Criminal Intent to P.C. 487 (a)

It would be much easier to answer your questions by telephone. Please e-mail Mike Navarro at [email protected] and provide a telephone number so he can call you.

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Answered on 4/10/06, 5:15 pm
Steven Mandell Law Offices of Steven R. Mandell

Re: Lack of Criminal Intent to P.C. 487 (a)

It seems that you have a defense to the crime of grand theft. If you're talking about a 995, you've probably already had your preliminary hearing. If that's the case, a 995 probably won't help you because of the limited nature of a 995 motion. Your defense will have to be presented at your trial, which is not the only way to resolve a case. In fact, it's one of the worst ways to resolve a case. If you lose, you lose big. Your case should probably have been resolved before the prelim, but it's too late if you've already had the prelim. This is a tough question to answer in email, as Don Sowers has pointed out twice. If you'd like to talk to me about this situation, don't hesitate to contact me. Good luck. Steve Mandell

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Answered on 4/10/06, 7:54 pm
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: Lack of Criminal Intent to P.C. 487 (a)

You should immediately contact an attorney to represent you in this matter. Without knowing all of the facts of your case and where it is at the present time.

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Answered on 4/11/06, 2:07 am


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