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Since 1977, we have successfully defended the falsely accused against Child Molestation, Child Pornography, Rape / Sexual Assault, and Cyber Entrapment / Stings allegations.
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Since 1973, we have successfully defended the falsely accused against Child Molestation, Child Pornography, Rape / Sexual Assault, and Cyber Entrapment / Stings allegations.
If you are unsure of where to start, schedule a virtual consultation.
If you need immediate legal assistance, don’t wait. Contact us immediately.
Appellate Successes
Sex crime conviction resulting in 14 Year sentence reversed.
The People charged Ralph Acero with rape and forcible oral copulation of his 19–year–old stepdaughter. The first trial resulted in a hung jury. In the second trial the jury convicted Acero of both counts and the court sentenced him to 14 years in prison. A combination of evidentiary errors requires us to reverse the convictions. People v. Acero, No. B249581, 2015 WL 1942718, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 29, 2015)

Mandatory sex offender registration requirement for juvenile conviction violated petitioners equal protection rights.
Background: After petitioner wasadjudicated of violating prohibition against annoying or molesting a child andcommitted to Division of Juvenile Justice as a result of committing another non-sex crime, which required petitioner to register as sex offender upon his release,petitioner filed writ of mandate petition, requesting relief from mandatory sexoffender registration. The Superior Court, Monterey County, Nos. M122167,J29777, Robert A. Burlison, J., denied relief. Petitioner appealed. Holding: TheCourt of Appeal, Premo, J., held that mandatory sex offender registrationrequirement violated petitioner's equal protection rights. Ruelas v. SuperiorCourt, 182 Cal.Rptr.3d 795 (2015)
Conviction and life sentence for continuous sexual abuse of a child reversed.
Appellant's conviction in count 2 for violating Penal Code section288.5 is reversed, and his sentence of 15 years to life on count 2 is stricken.People v. Diaz, No. 2D CRIM. B276800, 2018 WL 947975, at *10 (Cal. Ct. App.Feb. 20, 2018)
Successful Motions for New Trial
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Patrick Clancy
Patrick Clancy Is a Nationally Known Leader Standing Up to the Excesses of the Group Think Victim Movements of the Last 60-Years From “Child Protection” to “Me Too”
Patrick Clancy was the first person commissioned by The American Bar Association to address false child molestation allegations in an article published by the renowned Criminal Justice Law Review Journal: False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Why is it Happening, What Can We Do, 1990 Criminal Justice 14

Patrick Clancy Is a Nationally Known Leader Standing Up to the Excesses of the Group Think Victim Movements of the Last 60-Years From “Child Protection” to “Me Too”
Patrick Clancy was the first person commissioned by The American Bar Association to address false child molestation allegations in an article published by the renowned Criminal Justice Law Review Journal: False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Why is it Happening, What Can We Do, 1990 Criminal Justice 14
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