Is it legal to search someone if there not on probation but the driver is.?

It depends upon the totality of the circumstances and the suspicions the officer had of you. You would be smart to retain an experienced criminal...

Motion to withdraw guilty plea after sentencing.

How long ago did you enter your plea? A motion to withdraw must be done within 18 months unless good cause is shown. Your friend may be...

I have no choice but to defend myself in court. How do i plea bargain so no jail time is given?

The art of plea bargaining is something that is not easy to answer over a message board format on the Internet and is highly fact dependent, based...

I'm a convicted felon

A violation of Penal Code section 29800 is a minimum of sixteen months in state prison (to be served in county jail), maximum of three. There may...

When can employees in California be drug tested?

Speak to an experienced employment law attorney about this. I do not see this as a criminal defense question at all.

In certain circumstances, yes. Were you on a split sentence? AB109 is just realignment of how folks were sentenced to county jail in lieu of...

Hi my boyfriend got sentenced to 2 yrs w 1/2 in CA to state prison for 2 burg. Been in for 4 mos when will he be out?

If he was sentenced with two strikes, he would not serve half. He would serve a minimum of 85%. However, assuming what you say is true, he would...

Do I have to worry about getting fined if she didn't get my personal information?

My answer is no as long as you paid with cash. If you paid with a Rite Aid credit card, the store could possibly trace the card number back to...

I need to know if 1203.4 dismissal is worth seeking when it comes to employment?

Ms. McCall's advice is always very good. There is value in 1203.4 relief unless you are running for state office, applying to operate a state...

How does a motion to set aside a dui in AZ affect my application for a CA driver's license?

Congratulations on your sobriety since 2011. Setting aside the conviction in another state may have zero effect on your obligations to the CA DMV....