Wrongful Accusation Charges In Contra Costa
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District Attorney Becton leads a prosecutorial office of approximately 230 lawyers, investigators, and staff. She is the first woman, African American, and person of color to serve as Contra Costa District Attorney since the office was established in 1850.
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A Message from Diana Becton Welcome to the District Attorney Office's website and thank you for visiting. I want to underscore that our Office is here to serve you. We are all committed to protecting the public's safety and providing assistance to those harmed by violence.
A Message from Diana Becton We are all committed to protecting the public's safety and providing assistance to those harmed by violence. We continue to find ways to modernize our Office as we focus on the community's needs to ensure Contra Costa County remains a safe and welcoming place to live and work.
Today, the boundaries of the Northern District of California encompass fifteen counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma.
Thirty-six states and Washington, DC, have laws on the books that offer compensation for exonerees. The federal standard to compensate those who are wrongfully convicted is a minimum of $50,000 per year of incarceration, plus an additional amount for each year spent on death row.
The Conviction Integrity Unit conducts collaborative, good-faith case reviews designed to ensure the integrity of challenged convictions, remedy wrongful convictions and take any remedial measures necessary to correct injustices uncovered, within the bounds of the law.
If you are: a person (this includes sole-proprietors) you may claim up to $12,500; if you are a Corporation, limited liability company or partnership, you may claim up to $6,250.
Units of Conviction: Concise, carefully prepared "mini-presentations" that are used as building blocks in constructing the information the salesperson presents. Prepare units of conviction ahead of time.
The term post-conviction relief refers to legal channels by which defendants convicted of a crime can seek to get their convictions overturned, sentences modified, records expunged or civil rights restored.
