Previously convicted of felony conflict of interest, former Stockton mayor Anthony Silva's felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor and then removed from his record, thanks to the intervention of California criminal defense attorney Allen Sawyer of The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer.
STOCKTON, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer announces that California criminal defense attorney Allen Sawyer has succeeded in getting a felony reduced to a misdemeanor and then having that misdemeanor expunged from the record of former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, who was originally convicted in 2019 after pleading no contest to a felony conflict of interest charge (Case # STK-CR-FE-2017-2704). Sawyer's efforts saw that the former mayor's felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor and subsequently expunged from his record.
According to the pleading filed in the San Joaquin County (Case #STK-TR-MCMI-2022-0019294), Silva accepted a plea deal in May of 2019 that resulted in the dropping of a range of charges—including grand theft, embezzlement, and money laundering—in a high-profile financial malfeasance case related to the former mayor's directing of $5,000 of public money from a mayoral discretionary fund to the Kids Club of Stockton prior to leaving office in 2013. Sawyer had been responsible in 2019 both for negotiating Silva's plea deal and for the exchange of an alternative work program for incarceration. The Stockton attorney successfully petitioned the Court of San Joaquin with a Penal Code 17 (b) motion, which ensured the felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor; Sawyer then moved to have the misdemeanor removed entirely from Silva's record.
"This has been a very long legal road," said Sawyer. "I am extremely pleased that, in the end, Anthony Silva is not a convicted felon and his record has been cleared."
About Federal Criminal Defense Attorney Allen Sawyer
With offices in Stockton, San Jose, and Sacramento, The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer comprises unparalleled attorney representation for a range of legal matters across the state. Additionally, Mr. Sawyer can be seen regularly on local television news, handling cases for politicians, celebrities, sports figures, and matters in the public eye.
Sawyer brings over 20 years of experience as a California attorney, including time spent as a prosecutor, to his California defense attorney practice. Allen Sawyer litigates California criminal defense cases including, but not limited to, the following categories:
- Federal Crimes Defense
- San Francisco White Collar Defense
- California Criminal Defense
- Stockton Drug Crimes Defense
- California Embezzlement Defense
His distinctive legal experience and his passionate dedication uniquely situate him to provide criminal defense to clients in Stockton, Sacramento, Fresno, San Francisco, Northern California, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Mr. Sawyer fights for the rights of the accused. For more information or to schedule a consultation, please contact Allen Sawyer directly at (209) 645-0556, or visit the law firm website: https://www.allensawyer.com/.
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