Cockfights and Criminal Defense Attorneys

Posted on: February 9, 2011 at 1:14 a.m.

In Los Angeles, Criminal Defense Attorneys regularly hear bizarre criminal confessions. A recent death in California has law enforcement, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorneys and the general public baffled at the circumstances. A man in Delano, CA (near Bakersfield) was attending an illegal cockfight and died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb. The man, Jose Luis Ochoa of Lamont, CA was declared dead at a hospital about two hours after he was injured in neighboring Tulare County. He died of an accidental "sharp force injury" according to the Kern County coroner. The Sheriff in Bakersfield said "I have never seen this type of incident." Ochoa and other spectators fled when authorities arrived at the scene of the fight, leading to the two hour delay in getting medical treatment. No arrests were made at the cockfight.

Cockfighting is illegal in the United States. Cockfighting involves specially bred roosters that are put into a ring and encouraged to fight until one is incapacitated or killed. In nature, a group of hens can only have one rooster, so when another rooster is present, they fight to the death over dominion. Ochoa actually paid $370 in fines last year after pleading no contest to one count of owning or training an animal for fighting. Unfortunately, a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney knows this might not be the end of the line. If a particular individual was hosting this particular cockfight, if others attending contributed to this man's death, or if there was any sort of cover up, then some people could be charged with felonies. Cockfighting is a misdemeanor, but any sort of murder, manslaughter or criminal negligence charge is a potential felony and could lead to years in prison. The individuals involved in this incident may have to hire a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney in order to protect themselves should a criminal case arise.

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