Fortunately, California has recently passed a law that directly addresses your problem: Prop 47. This law, enacted in 2014, reduces sentences for...

My PO just told me that I can not live in the house I own after being on probation for over 16months. What can do to stay here?

In addition to what my colleagues suggested, you could hire an attorney to bring a motion to modify probation. If the Court makes a ruling that...

No, a misdemeanor 415 charge will not come in the way of your job. The reason why your attorney probably negotiated this plea for you is to...

Will the charges be dropped/ case dismissed if my husband was charged with grand larceny 10 years ago in the state of New Jersey

If you are a USC and he is undocumented, you should consider adjusting his status to become a green card holder. Marriage to a USC is best path...

Does a second time felon qualify for shock

Yes, a second time felon DOES qualify for SHOCK as long as the felony is not one of the following: 1. A violent felony offense; 2. An A-1 felony...

How does dropping a felony to a misdemeanor work?

No, the old felony charges cannot be brought up in a grand jury because, as a colleague, already pointed out, there is no grand jury proceeding...

Desde que estas preguntando la pregunta en español, supongo que usted es un inmigrante. Así que, su motivo de limpiar su historia criminal puede...

Yes, it will be a waste of your time. The entity that would deal with this complaint of your is called the District Attorney's Office. The DA...

You could have gotten divorce before the two year conditional residence ended by filing a waiver for the I-751. Your spouse/you would just have to...

Green card application in process. Can Chinese national leave US to secure their public records from China?

My colleagues have all answered your question, but unfortunately left you without a solution to your problem: how do you avoid delaying the...