False imprisonment is one of the more easily understood sections of the California penal code as it involves illegally detaining someone against their will. Though the offense, as defined under California Penal Code section 236 (PC), is relatively straightforward, things can get confusing when distinguishing between this charge and the similar crimes of domestic violence, kidnapping, human […]
Kidnapping Charges in California: 207, 208, and 209 (PC)
When most people envision kidnapping, they imagine a person snatching a young child off the street, but what California law defines as kidnapping is quite different. In many cases, kidnapping does not involve the abduction of a child at all. When it does, the offense is filed as an enhanced charge punishable by even more […]
False Imprisonment of Civilians & Other Criminal Acts in WandaVision
kidnapp People can do a lot of hurtful things when suffering from extreme grief, but few of them end up taking a whole town captive like Wanda Maximov does in WandaVision. But is Wanda guilty of a crime for her actions on the show, or is she yet another victim of her own overwhelming power? […]
