Everyone here would be a California licensed attorney and we might have an answer that works if it were the other way around and you were in Texas...

People can do up to 6 months in jail even for a "1st DUI" within 10 years and with no injuries. As for whether jail time would be in the DA...

You obviously need to discuss this with your criminal defense lawyer whether you hire one or ask for an appointed Public Defender. It is highly...

My advice to you is much different than the other lawyer. If you want to be clear that the legal process was concluded properly, you should...

The best choice is to contact a lawyer who deals with that courthouse and go over the specifics that you remember about the case and then have the...

First off, they have to prove charges and there may be big issues with prosecutors relying on the word of a guy who skipped out on paying...

It is hard to believe that "how does a lawyer stop a case from being filed" is a question that you think can or will be answered on a website? It...

You seem to be using terms interchangeably that aren't interchangeable. When you say the case hasn't "gone to court" I assume you mean that a...

Your son's lawyer should have discussed that the House Arrest program charges for the monitoring. Him getting a job is important because, in...

If there was no active Arrest Warrant, the answer to your real question is that the cops lied to you. Sadly, our legal system has determined that...

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