I have been charged with 490.5 pc misdemeanor and i am wanting to know what kind of penalty it is for $65 worth of makeup.

You could receive up to six months in jail, or have the case bargained down to an infraction, it all depends on the facts of the case and your...

Probably not if that's the limit of what happened, but it depends on the circumstances. A "hate crime" really addresses the intent of the...

Has the case been filed by the prosecutor? If so, the statute of limitations has been met and they're simply awaiting your arrest or surrender...

Can an individual withdraw their plea if they were under the influence of prescribed pain killers at the time of the plea?

If the person has not been sentenced yet they can move to withdraw the plea because the medication affected the person's judgement. If the...

If I get a DUI from 2005 in CA expunged, will it not show up on an FBI criminal background check?

An expungement results in the dismissal of the earlier criminal case. It allows a person to answer on job applications that he does not have a...

Bench warrant/ criminal defense/ pro bono

Unless it's a case of mistaken identity, the Court in California will order extradition unless the other state rescinds the Governor's Warrant. ...

290 Registration

There are a few "sex crimes" that do not require a person to register as a sex offender per Penal Code section 290. Also, in some cases the judge...

290 probation interview

It's normally lifetime registration per Penal Code section 290 regardless if you receive an expungement.

Can a person be extradited back to Redding From San Diego on a misdemeanor warrant?

It's not an extradition if it occurs within California, but you can be arrested in one county and transported to another county to answer a warrant...

Can a person be extradited back to Redding From San Diego on a misdemeanor warrant?

It's not an extradition if it occurs within California, but you can be arrested in one county and transported to another county to answer a warrant...