Playboy Playmates and Los Angeles Violent Crime Defense Attorneys

Posted on: September 7, 2011 at 7:44 p.m.

Normally when you think of Playboy Plamates, you think of their physical appearance, their sex appeal and so forth. However, when Los Angeles Violent Crime Attorneys think of Playboy Playmates, they think of voluntary manslaughter, years in prison, federal offenses and more. Victoria Rathgeb pleaded no contest according to the Los Angeles Daily News to voluntary manslaughter for shooting her husband in her Hollywood apartment last year. In a highly publicized case, Rathgeb admitted that she used a gun and caused serious harm to her husband who has recovered since the shooting. She was initially charged with murder, but the charged was dismssed as a result of her plea. Upon pleading no contest, she was sentenced to nine years in state prison by the judge. Rathgeb was also ordered to pay $70,000 to the state's victim restitution fund. She appeared in Playboy under the name "Angela Dorean" in 1968.

Further details about the case are quite shocking, although she had a Los Angeles Violent Crime Attorney smart enough to get her sentenced to nine years instead of decades in prison. A plea bargain is always an important tool for any defense lawyer, and in this case it seems it was used wisely. Rathgeb was ordered to stand trial back in January after shooting her husband of 25 years. According to her husband, he walked out on her after being accused of having an affair and walked to the elevator. After standing at the elevator, he saw her shoot him from about 8 feet away and attempt to shove a plastic bag in his mouth. The man woke up hours later in a hospital bed. As a result of the shooting, he still has a bullet near his heart and cannot move the fingers in his left hand.

If you or someone you know has been arrested for a violent crime, contact the Los Angeles Violent Crime Attorneys at Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin, LLP. With over 50 years of combined experience, our defense lawyer team can help craft a unique defense that will prevent you from spending years in prison. Call us today at 877-781-1570.

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