Bracamonte Motion

A criminal defense attorney brings a Bracamonte Motion when a defendant is charged with a “status” enhancement (such as having a prior conviction or committing another crime while on bail in another case). By bringing this motion the attorney wants to bifurcate (split) the defendant's trial proceedings into different parts so that the jury will not be influenced by a “status” enhancement. Should the jury hear of the status enhancement the sentencing in the current case could be more severe. The term Bracamonte Motion comes from the California Appellate Court case entitled: People v. Bracamonte (1981) 119 Cal.App.3d 644.

Contact Us Today

First Name
Please enter your first name.
Last Name
Please enter your last name.
Phone
Please enter your phone number.

This isn't a valid phone number.
Email
Please enter your email address.

This isn't a valid email address.
Are you a new client?
Please make a selection.
How can we help you?
Please enter a message.

Client Reviews

God Bless you Stephen, wish you all the successes in life.
“Stephen is a great contact and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I am glad that I was his client in the past. Top lawyer, top man. God Bless you Stephen, wish you all the successes in life.”
Don't hesitate to contact them!
“I was referred to this group of Attorneys. I was started with a low cost made arrangements. My case had to do with assault allegations. The case was dismissed they helped me not to loose my daughter to the system.”