Michael Douglas Shafer’s Answers

Michael Douglas Shafer

Norco Criminal Defense Attorney.

Contributor Level 18
  1. My brother went to his first court date for DUI / Hit and Run. DA has not yet filed charges. What could that mean?

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. David Alexander Blair
    2. Jon William Woolsey
    3. David Matthew Piper
    4. Michael Douglas Shafer
    5. Philip Daniel Hache
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    It probably means the documents have not caught up to the DA yet.

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  2. My fiancee needs a criminal defense lawyer pro bono.

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. Neil James Fraser
    2. Brian Russell Michaels
    3. Scott Colman Thomas
    4. Michael Douglas Shafer
    5. Sarkis Jacob Babachanian
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    Fiancee or husband? Many good private attorneys carry payment plans.

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  3. What do you do when you cant afford a lawyer and the public defender is not doing a good job but you are innocent?

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. John M. Kaman
    2. Thomas Anthony Schaeffer
    3. Michael Douglas Shafer
    4. Douglas Holbrook
    5. Joseph Salvatore Farina
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    By not trying hard, do you mean they are not doing what you want them to do? There is a difference. However, I suggest you contact a number of defense counsel and find one who can arrange payments.

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  4. Can you sue someone after two years?

    Answered 2 months ago.

    1. Jake Aryeh Marcus
    2. Stewart C Crawford Jr.
    3. Michael Douglas Shafer
    4. Darren Lee Drake
    5. George Costas Andriotis
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    2 years in PA.

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  5. I'm on informal probation an is currently takeing domestic violence classes and Friday got searched by a cop and had a loaded gu

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. David Aaron Wiesen
    2. Michael Douglas Shafer
    3. John M. Kaman
    4. Judyanne Delashmutt Vallado
    4 attorney answers

    You are on probation for domestic violence and you are then caught with a concealed, loaded weapon. Ask the attorney you had better hire.

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  6. I was arrested for perjury, b.s. charge. Police said I lied in court and so therefore I was arrested, booked, and had to bail

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. John M. Kaman
    2. Michael Douglas Shafer
    3. Joseph Briscoe Dane
    4. Rixon Charles Rafter III
    5. Charles K. Kenyon Jr.
    5 attorney answers

    The language from the bondesman indicate no charges. Sometimes the bodsmen find out before the attorneys. Call your attorney to be sure.

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  7. CA Criminal Lawyer - Reduce sentence or Recalendar

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Angela M Berry-Jacoby
    2. Nicholas Milan Loncar
    3. Michael Douglas Shafer
    4. Kasie Waiyee Lee
    4 attorney answers

    From your facts, yes it is too late for a reduction of sentence.

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  8. The court orders for probation were miscommunicated to the clerk and entered incorrectly, according to P.D. How can it be change

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. John M. Kaman
    2. Michael Douglas Shafer
    3. Gayle Anne-Marie Gutekunst
    4. Michael Joseph Aed
    4 attorney answers

    Keep trying with your PD. Worst comes to worst, you can go and visit their super, but be patient.

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  9. Hello I plead guilty to a DUI and received 2 month jail sentence. Can I withdraw my plea or modify my sentence??

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. Joseph Briscoe Dane
    2. Lewis Robert Rosenblum
    3. Michael Douglas Shafer
    4. Philip Daniel Hache
    5. Richard Timothy Jones
    5 attorney answers

    You are going to have to bite the bullet and get your sentence modified with the help of counsel. Find one.

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  10. I was charged with 415(2) C (Misdemeanor) -- talking loud on the phone (distuburance in public)...

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. Michael Douglas Shafer
    2. Eugene Andre Ahtirski
    3. John M. Kaman
    4. Jacqueline Belen Goodman
    4 attorney answers

    Do a live scan first. It may not show up.

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