I'm charged with "attempting" possession of a controlled substance in Tulare County,Ca what is outcomes and severities?

There's a difference between what theodolite arrest you for vs what the DA files... and what they can prove. You need a good criminal defense...

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Should I get booked?

No, no, NO! Do NOT go and get booked. There is no legal obligation to do that. ONLY if you are ordered to do so by the judge do you have to go...

Yes. They can retry a case that resulted in a mistrial because of a hung jury. I find it odd that you don't know which way the split was. If it...

Found out from probation officer that one of my guilty please is not expungeable, but told by my lawyer my case would be

California does not have a true "expungement" statute. What we do have is a dismissal under Penal Code 1203.4. If granted, it doesn't wipe the case...

Questions about criminal case status

Plain and simple: the case is open at some level, the defendant failed to appear and a warrant has been issued for their arrest.

It sounds as though they are trying to charge you with the underlying vehicle code violation as the source or cause of the accident. Interestingly,...

Rookie question here, but why is "disorderly conduct" called a "CD" arrest? Shouldn't the acronym be "DC"?

I don't know where you saw that acronym. It depends on the source I guess.

I was arrested for DUI. I was not in the vehicle at the time of the arrest? How did I get a DUI if I was not in the vehicle?

In order to convict you for DUI, they must prove that you were driving under the influence of alcohol or that you were driving with .08% blood...

The statute of limitations is how long the prosecutor has to file charges. It appears as though charges were filed and you failed to appear, so a...

Caught shoplifting

I'm going to take a different view than the other answer. If the police were not involved, there is very little chance anything will happen in...