911 call stops can be attacked and suppressed, but it depends if the tip was anonymous vs. disclosed (as far as the name of the person calling in)....

If im 17 years old and have a warrant for compent of court for back due fines . what happens?

It depends on the court, in Fresno, California, where I practice they usually do not issue a warrant if you don't pay the fine, instead they send...

I live in India now; I was arrested twice in 1992 for shoplifting; Is is possible to get this expunged now?

In California we have a specific expungement procedure, but some areas do not or it is extremely limited to cases asserting a claim of innocence or...

Will a Writ of Habeas Corpus help me or not?

As others have stated, time is a factor. If you delay too long, the court will find it is a substantial delay and deny the have as on that basis. ...

POLITICALLY, what determines the legal age of consent for sex?

In California it is 18, the legislature determines the legal age.

Is there any advice I can give to my brother about his appointed attorney?

I agree with Mr. Bogan's comments. However, I do think that this attorney should be visiting your brother by now. Two months is a long time to go...

How to get a marijuana dui dismissed in hayward, ca courts

Marijuana DUI's can be difficult for the prosecution to prove. Your driving pattern doesn't indicate impairment, if that was the only reason the...

It depends if it is 21 days to enroll or 21 days to contact. If its 21 days to enroll there could be a technical violation of probation, but I...

Can a physical control conviction (where a DUI charge was reduced to Physical Control) in WA be considered as a prior DUI in CA?

It depends on what the elements are, I just won a case via a writ of mandamus- which is a fancy term for a DMV appeal where the statute did not...

I'm charged with a felony DUI and just went through arraignment. What are the next steps? What happens in preliminary hearing?

The preliminary hearing is a process where the judge will hear from the prosecution witnesses to determine if there is reasonable suspicion to...