I'm on parole and I have strikes I'm being charged with commercial burglary. Am I going back to prison ?

Yes. Unless you do something special to show the judge that you have or are going to change your ways!

I have 23 years of experience in Ventura County. A "dry run" is a cop term for brought to the courthouse, but no charges were filed. Your husband...

Adult person cited for petty theft 2 weeks ago. Worried about past thefts.

Under Prop 47, most new arrests for petty theft are misdemeanors. As long as the amount stolen is less than $950.

My 16 year old son was attacked by my drunk spouse (Female), biting him, punched several times in face...NO CHARGES

I recommend that you contact the District Attorney who sent you the rejection letter. Personal contact can change filing decisions. If that does...

What is the likely sentence to a DUI with 2 priors more than ten years ago in ventura county

I have been a prosecutor and defense attorney in Ventura for more than twenty years. An experienced DA will offer you 10 to 30 days in jail. If...

Criminal Protective Order-Domestic Violence against my Ex-Husband filed in 2011 modified in 2012. He has my property.

Call the Local prosecutor and the local police. They call what he is doing extortion!

Can an incarcerated defendant contact a witness from jail?

Contact the local police and District Attorney ASAP! It is a very serious new crime and they call stop it!

The Ventura Alcohol School can refer you to a DUI/alcohol school where you live. Ventura will charge you a small fee of about $85 for the...

I called the cops on a boyfriend, can I remove threatening calls from his case.

There is a new law in Caifornia. C.C.P. 1219(b). They can call you to the stand. The judge can order you to testify, but if you don't, then all he...

Under California's ICRAA, can a 1995 conviction be reported due to a subsequent VOP count that was dismissed in 2008?

The VOP does "refresh" the older DUI. My best advise is that you start expunging the newest case first and move backwards in time. ( 2008, then...