Regarding CA pardons, I've noticed that all pardoned in recent years have not done time in prison. Does prison bar a CA pardon?

If one was sentenced to a term in state prison, it is expungement that is no longer an option. For that reason, former state prisoners are only...

My boyfriend is being charged with a crime he did not commit.

Sometimes individuals are charged with offenses that they have not committed. Sometime they are convicted of offenses that they did not commit. ...

Should my daughter have her records sealed for shoplifting as a minor?

Absolutely. And by this, I mean that there is absolutely no down side or any other reason not to have it done !

Once the matter is filed with the court, they would obviously have to be personally served, the same as a case on any other level. If you do not...

I got two petty theft charges. Anyway to avoid jailtime?

Although you have a couple of different options, it sounds like the store is suggesting to you that a "civil compromise" is a viable option. If...

Without going into specifics and to keep this on a most general level, many of the changes enacted by PC 1170 to the PC 4109 provisions of the law...

Chared with pc 288a but then released because PAST TIME TO REQUEST CHARGES

Although we are all admittedly speculating here, my best guess would be that further prosecution was not possible because it was time...

Police report and felony

You indicate that you already have a copy of the police report but that it is only a simple printout. You acknowledge that you cannot get a copy...

Nephew accused of pc 288 a prove he didn't do anything wrong

Obviously the charge is very serious. Nonetheless P.C. 288 was not intended to encompass the particular facts that you are describing. The...

Can I avoid getting another subpoena?

Although you do not indicate, I am going to assume that the subpoena was from the prosecutor. Having assumed that, I think that I can safely say...