Should I pay the fine?

Do not pay the $300. If you have already agreed to a diversion program, do it. It is highly unlikely that Rite Aid would sue you for $300. Most...

Caught shoplifting at Safeway used my bother discount card

You are the one Safeway wants to exclude from the store, not your brother. Your brother can still shop there and use the card.

What would be the best outcome on a burglary charge if you already have one on your record?

The best outcome would be a dismissal. Is it defensible? Do you have an alibi? Did you have consent to enter? How long ago is the strike...

I was arrested in July of 2012 . I stayed in jail for 2 months. Then the case was dismissed. A year later they refile.

Your attorney should advise the court that you wish to appear on the arraignment and then you two should appear in court. It must be a felony...

Is it possible to recant a plea bargin from no contest to inocent

It is possible to withdraw a plea, but be careful. The new deal may be worse! There is no guarantee things will be better and from the limited...

Does anyone handle Pro-Bono for a writ of Habeous Corpus to overturn a conviction?

Call the ACLU or the Western Law Center for Disability Rights. As there was evidence that was not entered into evidence, a petition of error of...

I got a petty theft chatgr have to go to court next week. If I'm already on probation for someththing else will I go to jail?

There is no standard punishment, set by statute, for example, for one who violates probation. Rather, the judge has wide discretion in how he or...

AWS means awaiting sentencing. Orange County Repository means an Orange County Jail. His case number is his Orange County case number. Number of...

My soon-to-be exhusband had me arrested (the DA dismissed, without arraignment.

A petition for factual innocence under Penal Code section 851.8 is your recourse. Penal Code § 851.8 applies to any wrongful arrest and all...

Probation violation plus DUI hit and run.

It sounds like you might face an angry judge and angry DA. On a second DUI, you face a minimum of 96 hours in county jail, but that may just...