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"Report Drunk Drivers" signs, caller liability.

The short answer is yes...anyone can sue anyone for anything. The long answer is that you have no liability for calling 911 to report a suspected drunk driver. You may become a witness in a criminal prosecution but there is little or no chance you can be sued...and lose...for calling 911 to report what you believe to be an impaired driver.

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Jury instruction 5016 usually included?

No, it is not always included. This instruction only applies if "I (the Judge) has excercised my (his/her) right to comment on the evidence." This instruction is only needed when the Judge actually exercises his righ to comment. There is no reason to give it otherwise.

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Is it beneficial to hire a second lawyer for my case?

It never hurts to get a second opinion. It does hurt when you have too many captains trying to run the ship. If you hire a TEAM, that is one thing. If you hire a second attorney to watch the first attorney, that is quite another. An honest answer is if it were me and I was attorney number 1, I would tell you just to hire attorney number 2. If you trust attorney number 1, you don't need attorney number 2. If that is not the case, you need a new attorney anyway.

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I received a letter in the mail , that my alameda county was not going to prosecute my DUI, then received a letter that DMV was.

Think of it this way. Court is like football and DMV is like baseball. The games have players and a way to win but the rules and how you win are different. The DMV can proceed with an APS hearing regardless of what happens in court and vice versa. I use information from one to assist in the other but the outcome is not dependant on one another. I am glad the court is not moving forward. On with the DMV. If you lost the APS, you have 15 days from the date of the decision to file an...

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Is it legal to receive two tickets for the same parking violation within less than an hour?

Yes, you can always fight this. There are some citations that can be given over and over again in a very short period of time. These are things like speeding. A cop could follow you and pull you over for speeding five times in five miles if you kept speeding. There are other types of citations that can only be issued in certain time periods. If you have tinted windows, a cop cannot cite you five times over five miles as you have the right to 'fix it' and get the citation dismissed. In...

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What am I suppose to bring when turning myself in to SLO county jail?

I agree with the above advice. I would bring your I.D., cash for a cab or call home, and a charged cell phone but turned off. All that gets put in your property so when you get released you can prove who you are, get something to eat, and call someone to come get you or pay for a cab/bus home. Best of luck.

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What does a projected release date mean ?

A 'projected date' is just that. It is the date he is expected to be released. A variety of factors can change that date. He could get out earlier for things like over crowding but he could stay longer if he gets in fights or is not a model inmate and lose his extra custody credits.

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NEW RIVERSIDE COUNTY CAE # RIF1202848

The number you have listed is the Case Number for a felony case out of Riverside County Superior Court, Central Division (downtown Riverside). Each courthouse has it's own letters in their case number. The RI denotes Riverside Main, and the F denotes Felony. There is an online database to search court records to locate the minutes and hearing information on each case.

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I gat a ticket from one of those automated cameras and i wasnt the driver? how can i get out of it?

These are great cases to set for trial and litigate. There was a recent District Court decision that held the photos and video lacked foundation and are not admissible without someone from the private company to lay the proper foundation. I have been able to get numerous of these citations dismissed based on this tactic.

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I got a ticket for talking on a cell phone by a highway patrol but was not on freeway.

If your sister's name and driver's license number are on the ticket, you did not get a ticket...your sister did. Do you now how her name and driver's license number got on your ticket? This could be a more serious issue that the ticket itself. If the officer just wrote down the information wrong, this is helpful to you. If the officer was provided the wrong information, this could be a problem for you. The question isn't can you beat this ticket, it is whether your sister can beat this...

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