DUI, how and at which point do I need to ask for a public defender ?

You will be asked by the court if you can afford to hire a lawyer. If the answer is no, say no. If the answer is yes, you don't qualify to have a...

How do you avoid being arrested if you have awarrant for no show to court , but have new date and have another court case before

There are numerous things you say here that cannot be correct. First: A warrant cannot issued for failure to appear on a Prop 47 petition. A prop...

It's hard to say, but probably yes. Your attorney should have requested an extension of the TRO every time you appeared in court.

Can I get arrested?

No one but the restrained party may violate a restraining order. That being said it is illegal to make harassing phone calls even without a...

What going to happen when I recant my statement

Once a criminal case is filed, only the prosecuting agency (usually the District Attorney's Office) can drop the charges. You may be able to...

Can a sheriff officer pry open a welded, sealed, clearly labeled, metal container of human remains without a specific warrent?

I think you have fair to good facts for a lawsuit for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The fact that the police have a warrant does...

Can i withdraw my plea if i was under the influence of drugs?

One of the things that is often missed by people who aren't in court every day is that the important question is never "what happened?" The...

The answer to your question, as written, is No. That would be outside the statute of limitations. - I suggest making sure, however, that the...

My attorney told my people that the D.A. just didn't like me and just thinks I committed the crime.

Of course the DA thinks you committed the crime. That's why they don't like you. Do you have a real question you wanted to ask?

That depends. In many misdemeanor cases a lawyer will have a client sign a "977 form" named for the code that allows for a client to have an...