In your professional experience, how much impact don't do your client's choices before contacting you affect their outcome?

There is absolutely NO question that client choices prior to retaining my services play an important part in the outcome of their cases. The...

I took a plea and was convicted of pc243 (e)(i). Is this a DV conviction?

Yes PC243(e)(1) is a domestic violence offense. Specifically defined as battery upon a spouse or cohabitant.

Does public defender's breach of contract (oral agreement) have merit in a habeas corpus petition?

There is most certainly no formation of a contract here. Ineffective assistance of counsel against the Office of the Public Defender, perhaps. But...

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy question.

You can file another 7 now but are not eligible for another discharge until 8 years from your last discharge; thus there would be no point. Also...

Just got a 14601.5(a) with prior wet and reckless arrest

I would not get my hopes up on having this dismissed. The courts have really been going after those individuals who drive on a suspended license...

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For Calif misdeamenor: if asked DA for info on their claim and no response--next steps?

My colleagues are correct. The DA will not release any documents, referred to as 'discovery,' until the arraignment. And they may not release it...

If a Writ of Possession was issued after a Bankruptcy stay was in force, is it void in California?

Unless the creditor/Petitioner had previously sought and had been awarded a relief from the automatic stay with regards to that debt/matter, the...

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Can I be arrested and booked in the county jail if an officer claims to have found dope and refuses to show me? Or does he have

Agreed. They don't have to show you the dope. But it will most certainly raise an interesting issue in defending your case. I too am concerned...

Should I bring a lawyer with me to answer some questions in a possible ongoing investigation, should I be concerned?

First, you should NOT be talking in this much detail on a public forum. Second, you should NEVER speak to law enforcement without an attorney...

The landlord that rented me the house sold the property and filed bankruptcy. How can I get my security deposit back?

I agree with my colleague. You need to know where in the bankruptcy proceedings the landlord is currently as well as what chapter was filed. It...