Unfortunately, there is no timetable that anyone can give you with great accuracy because the release process in the Los Angeles County Jail...

Penal code 666

You did not provide a lot of detail to help with which a defense attorney can help respond to your inquiry. Generally, in California if you pick up...

2nd DUI and refusal on suspended license for medical reasons. Why have police not filed when court was 2 weeks ago? I'm scared!

To further clarify, for all misdemeanor cases in California the City Attorney has 1 year from the arrest date to file charges against you. It can...

Jail credit for los angeles jail inmates

Assuming that the offense with which he is charged is grand theft, and not carjacking, or the use of a firearm or deadly weapon, and he has been...

Is the SOL for fed drug trfkg(cocaine) 5 yrs?If multiple counts in indictment,SOL runs from date the last criminal act occurred?

Under federal law, there is a general five year statute of limitations which is established under 18 U.S.C. Section 3282. However, in a conspiracy...

Criminal Law

If you are a first time offender, and have never been convicted of any domestic violence or spousal battery charges before, then very often in LA...

Drug/gang affiliation

You will need to provide more details in order for an attorney to make helpful suggestions for you. Depending on what the charges are, knowledge...

Possession of meth/firearm charges for an innocent person

Unfortunately for her, if there has been a gang allegation added in addition to the other two felony charges, then she is facing some serious...

Shoplifting question.

Your niece should hire a private attorney to handle the case to minimize the possible consequences for her future. A petty theft misdemeanor is...

1ST DEGREE THEFT

In California, strikes are either "violent" or "serious" felonies which are defined in the penal code. So, in order to be a strike, a felony can...