Law Offices of Barry I. Besser

Law Offices of Barry I. Besser Handling cases involving Family Law, DUI/Criminal, and Personal Injury cases.

Besser law practice is a full-service law firm, handling matters involving family law, divorce,
personal injury, civil litigation, criminal law, and DUI cases. Choose Barry Besser Because...
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Voted Top 5 Lawyers in Orange County
Family Law, OC METRO, 2009

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Voted One of Southern California
Super Lawyers, 2004

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Master Bencher - William Gray Lex Legion
Inn of Court, 15 years

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Orange County Superior Court Arbitrator, 15 years

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Chair, OCBA Family Law Resolutions
Committee to State Bar, 20 years

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30 Years Successful Family, Criminal,
and Civil Law Litigator

01/15/2015

People v. Superior Court (Jalalipour) G049679 Jan. 7, 2015
Trial court judge may not reduce "wobbler" felony charges to misdemeanors after preliminary hearing but before offender's guilty pleas.
D.J. cite: 2015 DJDAR 244
California Courts of Appeal - 4th District
DAILY JOURNAL SUMMARY
A civil audit revealed that Alireza Jalalipour, who owned 12 Subway restaurants, had underreported collected sales tax from 2004 to 2010 and owed $1,400,000 in tax liability. The People filed a felony complaint charging Jalalipour with various crimes, including tax evasion. Subsequent to the preliminary hearing, Jalalipour moved to reduce the charged crimes to misdemeanors pursuant to Penal Code Section 17(b). At the hearing on the motion, after Jalalipour indicated his intent to plead guilty if the court reduced the charges, the court granted the motion. Thereafter, Jalalipour entered guilty pleas and received three years probation. The People petitioned for writ of mandate. Petition granted. Under Section 17(b)(5), a so-called “wobbler” offense may be declared a misdemeanor “at or before the preliminary examination.” After that, a superior court judge can make such a determination “at the time of granting probation” pursuant to Section 17(b)(3), which the California Supreme Court has determined to mean “after a grant of probation.” Such grants occur only “after a plea, finding, or verdict of guilty.” Here, the trial court reduced Jalalipour’s charges to misdemeanors after his preliminary hearing, but before his guilty plea and the grant of probation. Therefore, the trial court’s reduction of the charges to misdemeanors was unauthorized under Section 17(b). Opinion by Justice Ikola; Justice Thompson, dissenting.

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04/18/2014
Orange County Attorney, CA, Barry Besser, BesserLaw.com

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Orange County Attorney, CA, Barry Besser, BesserLaw.com

International custody battle. What are your thoughts?
03/11/2014
European child-custody battle spills into O.C.

International custody battle. What are your thoughts?

Mia Nørgaard celebrated her 11th birthday last month at Disneyland, joined by her little sister Sarah from Denmark, whom she hadn't seen in 10 months. That day, the two sisters did not know which country Mia would be calling her home.

What do you think of the verdict on a retrial. In the United States, she could have never been retried after an acquita...
01/31/2014
Amanda Knox Found Guilty

What do you think of the verdict on a retrial. In the United States, she could have never been retried after an acquital due to double jeopardy! www.besserlaw.com

An Italian court has found Amanda Knox guilty of murder in her latest trial on Thursday, ABC reports. This is the third trial for Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Rafaelle Sollecito, in the 2007 murder of Knox's British roommate, Meredith Kercher.

I deal a lot with child support issues, but this really takes the cake, and is extremely unfair! www.besserlaw.com
01/22/2014
WATCH: Clerical Error Leads To Dad's Jail Sentence

I deal a lot with child support issues, but this really takes the cake, and is extremely unfair! www.besserlaw.com

Due to a clerical error, Texas father Clifford Hall received a bill charging him nearly $3,000 in overdue child support last year. Hall quickly repaid the amount, even paying an additional $1,000 to balance his debt.

I say he should be able to keep his chickens! What say you?
12/10/2013
Family Fights To Keep Pet Chickens For Son With Autism

I say he should be able to keep his chickens! What say you?

They may just be chickens, but they mean a whole lot to 3-year-old J.J. The DeBary, Florida preschooler has autism, and his pediatrician recommended that his family adopt a pet to help.

11/07/2013

Will be going to the Temporary Judge recognition reception later this afternoon! It's always nice to be appreciated.

Tonight I was at a reception honoring Orange County Bar Association volunteers.
10/16/2013

Tonight I was at a reception honoring Orange County Bar Association volunteers.

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