The Public Defender's office is there to represent people who can't afford hiring a defense lawyer in a criminal case. PDs are paid by the county...

There is no such think as "Gascon" laws. George Gascon is a head prosecutor and his policies disfavor filing enhancements under California's...

This website doesn't really function as a consultation. To meet with someone, use whatever source you trust to find a referral to a lawyer who...

The right to be arraigned within 72 hours is a right that, if violated, has no remedy other than having the court release you from custody. You...

I will put it this way...you are not getting your phones back through any court process in less than the week and a half that the sergeant told you...

If you pled guilty with an agreement to a 3 year 8 month "joint suspended" sentence, you should have been advised that ANY probation violation...

When you are sentenced by a court to a prison term, the California Dept of Corrections doesn't "fall off" the years on that sentence and they also...

Both "violent" and "serious" felonies (found in either PC667.5 or PC1192.7) count as "strike" priors if you are convicted of any new felony. Having...

How it turns out will depend almost entirely on how the facts and circumstances can be presented. I can tell you that I've had drug sales cases...

I will put it this way: if a disaster appears in front of me and I believe I will plow into it head-on with my car, do I simply let go of the...