A guilty plea in criminal court is the same as a no contest plea for purposes of your criminal conviction. However, a no contest plea might make...

Hi my name is Pablo I will let you know that if I can sue my high school for spelling me out

You can try to go to junior college if you pass the entrance exam for that junior college. Going backwards to sue the school might be very...

Can cdcr give a strike on a case which was sentenced to a year county time and happened in 1992?

cdcr does give strikes. most strikes are strikes and they are clearly strikes. Some crimes can be strikes but not necessarily. 664/211 is attempted...

Will my offense be shown on my background check?

shoplifting is a both a criminal and civil offense. if you were convicted under a theft crime such as shoplifting (PC 459.5), theft (PC 488),...

Can i do jail time instead of work release

It's not unusual for people to want to convert their work release time to actual jail time. Often times people have the same reason as you...

Hit and run is found under California vehicle code section 20002. Without injury, the crime is filed as a misdemeanor. With injury, the crime can...

How long will someone get in jail and/or prison if they have sex with a 16 about to be 17 year old if the other person is 33?

He would likely be charged under penal code 261.5(c), which is unauthorized sexual intercourse (formerly known as statutory rape. the maximum...

Is it OK for someone to use a sexual picture of me, as their own, on a public website?

It depends on several things. If the pic is being used in some commercial way that give him value then he can not use it without your permission....

When ask if I've been convicted of a felony in the last 7 years do I answer yes?

If you are convicted of either a felony or a misdemeanor you are not entitled to misrepresent that fact on an application for employment. If the...

Your lawyer might have a good reason for allowing that many continuances, but generally, a lawyer will object to any continuance that may harm his...