I have 6 days of work program in Sacramento, I live near Modesto with no car or license, can I switch to home detention?

You or your attorney needs to ask the judge. The judge will take into account how long you took before requesting the modification of the terms of...

They towed my car. i could not afford to get it out so i no longer have it. Can i get the IDD exemption? & sill get my DL

Fill out form CRIM 023 and file it with the court. On the form, if you own no car and have access to no cars, you can sign it under penalty of...

Can my public defender tell the judge about my past prior convictions the day before trial?

It is not "all normal," but is it acceptable? I am curious to know why you did not tell your public defender about your prior record up front from...

3 day notice has wrong adress is it defective

This is a landlord-tenant, unlawful detainer action question. The notice is defective, I believe. Unlawful detainer notices must be perfect. ...

Call the Western Law Center for Disability Rights. You may qualify for free legal assistance. Good luck.

My boyfriend is getting a sentence of one strike and 16 months will he serve time at Elwood or moved to a state prison?

I think the public defender is wrong. If you boyfriend accepted a plea bargain to a "strike" offense, he will go to prison and he will not be...

How to get my only felony (petty theft) removed from my record?

Petty theft (Penal Code 484(a)) is a misdemeanor. Do you mean grand theft (Penal Code 487)? To "get" what you want, expungement, first...

Can you contest it and win? Probably not. The purpose of a ticket is to give you notice of a violation. It is part of fundamental due process. ...

A CHP officer wrote a ticket for a vehicle code violation that I can't find in the book. Will this allow a dismissal?

Probably not. Look online. Sometimes, officers write down the wrong code section. I have seen this happen several times, but attempting to...

Can you still get released sooner than your projected release date after qualifying for 50/50 in the los angeles county?

Absolutely. It happens in most cases. There is a somewhat famous case out of Burbank where the individual was sentenced to six years and was...