Is it legal for the judge to dismiss the jury and read the verdict in an empty courtroom in a criminal trial?
More facts are needed to answer your question. What were the charges in the case? Did the public defender request to poll the jury after?
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More facts are needed to answer your question. What were the charges in the case? Did the public defender request to poll the jury after?
You should pose these questions to your public defender. You should not face worse charges by pleading not guilty, but the terms of your plea...
Wow, a lot going on here. Many issues. This is probably not the type of question to answer via a message board format. Get an appointment with...
If Prop 47 resulted in your felony being reclassified as a misdemeanor, then there is no need to seek relief for the same thing under Penal Code...
You mean expungement for engagement? An employer can consider everything on your record, however, certain employers are not supposed to consider...
Google "Red Light Photo Ticket" for the city in which you received the ticket. Not all cities within Los Angeles County consider such tickets...
Google "Red Light Photo Ticket" for the city in which you received the ticket. Not all cities within Los Angeles County consider such tickets...
A psychiatrist may tell you that confessing is good for you, but an attorney will have just the opposite advice.
Is this your first fail on the IID? The fail can be reported by the IID company the next time it calibrates your IID and this report to the court...
I think you just got very lucky. I don't think you will have a record for DUI, as you were not arrested at all.