One of the charges that are quite serious but is seldom mentioned is great bodily harm. This is a charge that will usually be paired with an assault charge.Great bodily harm in California is a sentence enhancement charge. It is attached to other charges to give the judge the option of extending the maximum sentence of the other charges. The way this works is that the judge sets a maximum sentence for the first conviction and then adds additional time for the great bodily harm charge. These two sentences cannot be carried out consecutively. The time the defendant must serve for the great bodily harm charge will not start until the sentence for the other charge has been completed.Great bodily harm in California is outlined in California Penal Code 12022.7 PC.For a great bodily harm charge to be added as a sentence enhancement, the victim must have sustained substantial injuries. These must be far more serious than a few scrapes and bruises. The types of injuries that can lead to a great bodily harm charge include:
  • Broken bones
  • Gunshot wounds
  • Severe burns
  • Internal injuries

Believe it or not, the State of California didn’t put up traffic signs, signals, and lights simply to make your commute more difficult. Despite what it may feel like some days, the traffic signals weren’t created as some sort of vendetta against you. The truth...

Just because you’re legally allowed to own a firearm in California, it doesn’t mean you have an instant right to do whatever you want with it. For example, while you’re allowed to own a firearm and even carry it with you if that same firearm is loaded, you could find yourself in serious legal trouble.The topic of carrying a loaded firearm in California is covered in Penal Code 25850 PC. When you read through the law, you’ll find that even though you have an ownership license for the firearm, if that firearm is loaded, you’re not allowed to have it:
  • While on a public street
  • While in a public place
  • While cruising the streets in your car

Most people don’t think about how difficult it is to prepare a solid defense while you’re sitting in a jail cell. There’s very little privacy. You have to hope that your lawyer is willing and able to arrange their schedule so that they can routinely...

Here at San Diego Bail Bonds, it’s our belief that no one should have to sit in a jail cell for a moment longer than necessary. We understand that each minute you’re in a cell, the bleaker your situation feels. We want you to be as comfortable as possible as soon as possible which is why offer quick bail bond approval in California.The first step in getting quick bail bond approval in California is through a free consultation. This consultation can take place over the phone lines or via live chat. The person you speak to will always have a great deal of experience and know the answers to all of your questions. They are also the person who will start the quick bail bond approval process.The purpose of our bail bonds consultation is two-fold. We want you to use the consultation to really educate yourself on the bail bonds process and San Diego Bail Bonds and make sure that you’re really comfortable with what you’re about to get into.The second reason for the consultation is to provide us with an opportunity to get to know you and decide how to best offer you quick approval for a bail bond.If you decide that you’re happy with our terms and business policy, we immediately start the process of approving you for a bail bond. All you have to do is sign the contract and pay the 10% fee. If it’s determined that you need a co-signer, collateral, or a payment plan, the process takes a little longer, but as soon as you have whatever it is we need, we’re ready to sign the bail bond. Depending on what we need from you, the entire process can be done in less than an hour.Once everything is signed and arranged, we head directly to the jail with the signed bail bond and bail you out. Most of the time, this process hardly takes any time at all, but sometimes there is a delay on the jail’s end that will slow things down a bit. There’s nothing we can do about that.Our quick bail bond approval is just one of the reasons you should turn to San Diego Bail Bonds when you or a loved one need to be bailed out. Additional reasons you should contact us include: