Hollywood Criminal Law Attorney Fights Your Solicitation Charge
Hollywood is a district in the central region of Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a metonymy for the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood is also a highly ethnically diverse, densely populated, economically diverse neighborhood and retail business district.
Hollywood was established in 1853, with a single adobe hut on land outside Los Angeles, California. In those days Hollywood was a thriving agricultural community.
By 1900, Hollywood had a population of 500, a post office, a newspaper, a hotel, and two markets. In neighboring Los Angeles, through seven miles of orange groves, the population had reached 100,000. There was a single-track streetcar line that twisted its way along Prospect Avenue (Hollywood Blvd) into the city of Los Angeles on a two-hour trip.
Los Angeles law firm helps you avoid a criminal record in Hollywood
An arrest for soliciting prostitution is embarrassing, and can result in jail time. With solicitation, the penalties increase with each conviction. At the Law Offices of Arash Hashemi, we have assisted many clients just like you during our over more than 12 years of practicing criminal law. We know the tactics used by the authorities to arrest, prosecute and convict Hollywood residents of solicitation, and we know how to create a solid defense.
Jail time for solicitation
To convict you, the state must prove that you solicited another person to engage in an act of prostitution. Simply nodding to or winking at a prostitute is not enough. The state must prove that you intended to solicit the prostitute for sex. If convicted, you face the following penalties:
- Up to six months in the county jail
- As much as $1,000 in fines
- Driver’s license suspension up to 30 days, if you committed the crime in your car and within 1,000 feet of a residence
What if an undercover officer encourages the solicitation?
In Hollywood, police frequently engage in sting operations and pose as prostitutes or pimps to make solicitation arrests. If an undercover officer applies pressure, harassment, fraud, flattery or threats to make you engage in behavior that you otherwise wouldn’t, you may be able to make an entrapment defense. But merely being offered the opportunity to engage in sex with a prostitute does not constitute entrapment.
Reducing solicitation charges
Depending on your criminal history and the skill of your defense lawyer, it may be possible to reduce a solicitation charge to a charge of disturbing the peace. This can protect your personal and professional reputation. To increase your chances of reducing the charges, call a defense lawyer immediately after your arrest.
Let an experienced Hollywood Solicitation Lawyer defend you
At the Law Offices of Arash Hashemi, we work diligently to protect your reputation. If you have been charged with solicitation you can schedule a consultation with a lawyer from our firm by calling us at (310) 448-1529 or contacting us online. Our office is in the Westside Towers in Los Angeles, and within minutes of Hollywood. We have flexible office hours, and offer weekend appointments.