Serna After Preliminary Hearing

I agree with Mr. Murillo that a Serna motion is typically for a misdemeanor offense, not a felony defense. However, if there is a basis for a...

Plea agreement to dismiss charges persuant to PC 1385

I completely agree with all of my esteemed colleagues. If appropriate contact your attorney to have him/her remedy the matter. If not, you should...

Will a victim of a criminal case go to prison if (s)he recants/changes their story after sentencing?

You should not provide any details here, but you would benefit from a free consultation or two with a criminal defense attorney in your area. ...

Clean record/FTP/I need a provisional license too.

Unfortunately, the DMV will not reinstate your license until you pay off the ticket. Once it goes to collections it is generally out of the...

Do you need to serve police w/a Subpoena to get a copy of evidence re a criminal case that was rejected by district attorney??

Bottom line is under the circumstances you have provided you have no legal basis to serve a subpoena or otherwise get "evidence." However, the...

Can I ask the public defender I only met once for help?

Absolutely, they were assigned to be your public defender and to the extent that you have questions they are the person you need to turn to. ...

My fiancé asked the deputies at county his release date. if he got transferred to prison would it be the same date?

CDCR has their own computation of time credits. Good news is he should be eligible for the new 2 for 1 credits. Means for every day he serves he...

The store owner call the police at first he wanted me arrested but deiced not to. told me i was not allowed back into the store.

If the officer forwards a report to the DA, the DA has up to one year (if the dollar amount was under $950) to file misdemeanor charges against you...

What would it cost to have conviction from 1989 removed or reduced from record.

Avvo precludes us from giving fee quotes. In addition, every attorney has their own fee schedules. Best to use the Find a Lawyer tab on this site...

That depends in large part on the case, the office, the attorney it was assigned to. So, bottom line there is no way to give you a definitive...