In california.convicted of child rape and adult rape on and adult on the same person.

PC 288a(c) is oral copulation on a person UNDER age 14. So, this means that the person was thought to be no older than 13. That's quite a mistake...

Is it a legal warrant if it has no stamp as well as the date has been crossed out and hand written next to it

Your lawyer will definitely look into it. A warrant can get very very "stale" after a year. Generally, the police will have to come up with new...

What happens in a felony preliminary DV case?

To expand a little on Mr. Marshall's answer, if an alleged DV victim refuses to testify after being properly subpoenaed, she will not be arrested...

Consumer fraud threats for an old business based in California.

The federal statute of limitations on criminal tax evasion is 6 years which begins on the date the return should have been filed. If the returns...

I have recently found out that I had a warrant put out of Ventura County, CA from 12/12/2005. Do CA warrants expire?

Warrants do not expire. A warrant is an order from a judge to law enforcement to arrest you and bring you to that judge's court. Law enforcement...

I have a warrent from last year my question is if a person from calworks comes to my house to bring paperwork can the cop arrest

If you took off after the proceedings started last year, call the attorney who represented you and ask to be put on calendar to resolve the...

Dos my son qualify for a lawyer

As Mr. Marshall has said, your son is probably receiving the services of an attorney at the Public Defender's Office. It sounds like you have...

I agree with my colleagues: you should prepared to take a leave of absence from your job so you can do some jail time. The court is going to...

A misdemeanor appeal question.

No. The trial judge loses jurisdiction over the case once it leaves his/her courtroom. The notice of appeal puts it into the appellate division. ...

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On the theoretical level, is the Judge authorized to throw out the case just after a ”proposed statement on appeal”? misdemeanor

Nope. Once a criminal case has been adjudicated, meaning the defendant has been convicted and sentenced, the trial judge loses jurisdiction over...

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