Long Beach Public Intoxication Defense Attorney
Long Beach Law Office
444 West Ocean Avenue
Long Beach CA 90802
For many, visiting the Long Beach area can be a pleasant and memorable
experience to be shared with others.  However, due to the heavy influx of
tourists, the Long Beach Police Department has a heavy handed
approach to those believed to have consumed too much alcohol and are
arrested for being "drunk in public".  The law of public intoxication (Penal
Code section 647(f)) requires a high level of inebriation in order to be is
where a local Long Beach lawyer can come in and keep the arrest from
resulting in a conviction in Court.

Common questions people have for our
Long Beach Criminal Defense
Attorney in the cases are as follows:  What are the consequences of a
public intoxication charge?  What will happen when I go to Court?  What is
the law relating to a California Drunk in Public charge?

According to California law, a person can be found guilty of public
intoxication if they are  found in "any public place under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, any drug, controlled substance, toluene, or any
combination of any intoxicating liquor, drug, controlled substance, or
toluene, in a condition that he or she is unable to exercise care for his or
her own safety or the safety of others, or by reason of his or her being
under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, controlled substance,
toluene, or any combination of any intoxicating liquor, drug, or toluene,
interferes with or obstructs or prevents the free use of any street, sidewalk,
or other public way."  This is the statutory language that defines the crime
of PC647f.

A Drunk in Public charge can be favorably resolved by way of dismissal,
reduction to a non-criminal offense or diversion with the help of a Local
Long Beach Attorney.  Our office can go to Court for you, appear before
the Judge and work out the case in your best interest.  

Good people do not deserve to have their record tarnished by one act of
indiscretion, we will fight to have the charge of public intoxication
dismissed so that your employment, education or professional license will
not be adversely affected.  

                   
Recent Public Intoxication Case Results

Our client was arrested and charged with PC647f in downtown Long
Beach near the Pike.  He was belligerent with the officers and spent the
night in jail, he was on probation for a previous DUI  He hired our firm to
represent him in Court.  Result:  Criminal Charges Dismissed and
probation violation.

Our client was arrested near a bar on Pine for drunk in public.  He lived
outside the area and hire our attorney to represent him in Court.  Result:
All criminal charges dropped.

If you or a loved one has been arrested in Long Beach for a public
intoxication offense, call the attorney who can help, toll free at
1-877-212-2090 for a free consultation.
Long Beach Drunk in Public Defense Attorney