Can I get an extension on a hearing for a petty theft charge if i already attended the first hearing,and pled not guilty?

Well I can speak about the Petty Theft. I was a Prosecutor in Van Nuys for many years. If you picked up your case in LA, even if you are dead to...

Need of criminal defense attorney who specializes in criminal law only. Any recommendations?

Well as I am sure you can see, you have come to the right place. We ALL handle theft related cases and that's all embezzlement case. Just a...

Prostitution, Age of Consent, Criminal Penalty

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Going to canada- criminal

Technically the answer is definitively NO. Canada considers DUI a felony and if and when they catch it at immigration they could very well put you...

I owe $6,000 in restitution. I have been off probation for over a year.could i get this reduced somehow?

I am not telling you not to pay it, because you did not provide many details here. That said, if you are off of all probation a court does not...

If I have aquaitances who have been arrested for murder can I be charged just because I am an acquaintance of theirs

Of course not. But if you know them well you could very well get questioned by law enforcement. You would be well served to interact with law...

I blew a .08 .09 but they lost my audio/video. Still hire a lawyer?

You don't know what to do AND you don't want to pay a lawyer...Lawyers get paid to tell you what to do.

Are you better off hiring a big firm or an independent lawyer for felony theft/embezzlement case?

I almost laughed out loud. The guys on here who work with big firms, if there are any, will extoll the virtues of a big firm and all the extra...

20-25 pounds is ALOT of Meth. This case could go a number of different directions. We can look at the State guidelines, but that doesn't tell us...

What I am faced with on 2 prior thefts, currently on formal probation and just bailed out today on a petty theft (Felony)???????

This is a little murky. Much of this depends on where you got popped. If is LA, then you dont have a lot to worry about on a new case. Yes they...