A man I befriended is in search for a pro bono criminal appellate attorney

See if it is possible that a lawyer can take the case and do so via court appointment; this way the client does not pay - the county or state would...

Mr. Feasel provided you some excellent advice here. One of several potential charges that could be filed is misdemeanor peeping, if you will under...

Grand theft, Please advised!

If you plead straight to the felony charge and get probation then a court can reduce felony PC 487 wobbler 7B to a misdemeanor if for e.g., if you...

Can a criminal lawyer use witnesses in the pre-trial hearing for a criminal case?

sure, a motion for e.g..

A verdict is by definition, unanimous. Thus, 9-3 (in a criminal matter) means the jury is deadlocked at that point. The judge sure can make the...

You were legally "arrested". Sometimes, the a cite out no - book appears on the DOJ, other times the arrest does not. A conviction will, even a...

The judge will alllow it under PC 954. But you can try and argue that the events are not at all related, but a VC 31 tells me same transaction. ...

Shoplifting, Police involved. Paying demanded fee, will clear the record?

no the demand is a civil demand letter, not a lawsuit. You don't have to pay it; if they sue your son then hire a lawyer. The letter is from the...

can't answer without looking at the prosecutor's discovery.

What happens in practice and what is reflect in the penal code is in conflict from my experience. The rule is that a parolee can do a year max on...