The answer is "maybe." Private background check companies are notoriously inaccurate and horribly inconsistent in what they report. These companies...

I am owed Restitution as a victim. A hearing is set but the DA is not advising me saying he is not my lawyer as I am a witness.

The District Attorney is the attorney for the People of the State of California, not your attorney. In California, per Marsy's Law and the...

I had a MSDR since 2011 that got expunged in 2013 w PC550(B)(1). Is it infratable?

I wouldn't get your hopes up. First, I don't believe a PC550(b)(1) is reducible to an infraction. Penal Code section 19.8 has a list of crimes...

Technically, a civil compromise and pre-trial diversion are two different things. A civil compromise is under Penal Code section 1377. Pre-trial...

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Can the court order a policeman to take lie detector test

What would be the point? Polygraph, of even offering to take a polygraph, is not admissible in criminal court proceedings in California, unless...

Passive resistance means you didn't cooperate as fully with the officers' instructions as you could have. For example, you could have gone limp and...

It would probably be best to consult an ethics/professional responsibility lawyers. They represent people who have problems with the Bar, such as...

You cannot apply for an expungement under Penal Code section 1203.4 until you are off probation. You can apply for an early termination of...

You should consult an attorney that specializes in professional licensing and administrative law. There are attorneys in California who specialize...

Mr. Marshall is correct that this question cannot be answered without a detailed review of the charges and of the defendant's criminal history....