I got arrested and sat in jail for 11 hours because i felt threatened by intruders. was that fair?

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My question is regarding criminal law here in California, what some grounds to win a new trial.

There are statutory and non-statutory grounds for a motion for new trial. The statutory grounds may be found at California Penal Code section...

I was arrested on 9-12-2012 and held 11 days without being arraigned,seeing a lawyer or a judge. I was released on 9-21-2001

What do you want a lawyer for? Are you suing the arresting/detaining agency for false imprisonment?

Can a person be placed back into jail with "a commitment pending" even after the deal was signed and person has been sentenced

Well, it's pretty much de facto legal unless your son (or his attorney) objects. It sounds as if your son agreed to a plea bargain which the DA...

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When a case is in process of appeal does the victim have to go to court

Not unless the case is remanded for further evidentiary proceedings (specifically, remanded for retrial), which is a very rare occurrence. Most...

Do I need a lawyer to get a declaration from a medical doctor on a report that was done. I am doing a habeas corpus

This question cannot be answered from the information given, in my opinion. Forgive me for saying so, but if you're asking this question in...

My son filed a Marsden motion and it was ignored.

1. Your son can ask to have the Marsden heard on the next date. Keep in mind that "he didn't recognize me" is not likely to be a winning argument...

Raped- now the rapist is threatening to play the victim?

Your friend should probably contact an attorney. This is a bizarre fact pattern and he should probably proceed carefully. If he intends to report...

My cousin got arrested for PC186.22(A) and HS11550(E). What kind of term is he looking at if this is not his first involvement?

The term he's looking at is impossible to determine at this point. Arrest charges (determined by police), are often different from court charges...

If a convicted felon forcably enters a residence and rapes and murders a 14 year old; what would his charges be? beside 261,187.

Well this is one of the more unusual questions I've seen here. The potential charges depend on the facts shown by the investigation, of course....