Can a person charged with murder and shooting into a vehicle but plead out to vouluntary manslaughter still apply to SB 1437

Senate Bill 1437 did two things. First, it changed sections 188 and 189 of the California Penal Code so that, effective Jan. 1, 2019, a person...

A "Certificate of Detention" and the sealing of records following successful completion of a pre-filing diversion program apply to different...

It sounds like you may be describing a situation in which (1) a person is arrested on based on a warrant issued by a non-local jurisdiction, or (2)...

Your reference to a "Sesslin" affidavit appears to take its name from People v. Sesslin, 68 Cal. 2d 418. In that 1968 case, the California Supreme...

Can th e Sheriffs Department disregard the judges sentencing?

I think you may be mistaken about the section of the penal code under which your fiancee was sentenced. PC 4019 concerns one aspect of determining...

Is it possible to get my class A license back? It’s literally my only source of income.

As Mr. Finnecy and Mr. Woolsey point out, California Vehicle Code section 15302 provides for a lifetime revocation of the privilege to operate a...

You are correct that a recording of the incident may exist, as CHP vehicles are usually equipped with MVARS (Mobile Video/Audio Recording Systems)...

How long is a DUI chargable?

Misdemeanor charges in California have to be filed within a year of the offense. If charges on this two-year-old DUI were not filed within a year...

Can i retract a police report that hasn't been completed?

Was your husband arrested? Did police cite him for some offense? Depending on the circumstances, police can decide to not ask the district...

What charge will i get for an underage dui if i wasn't driving?

As to your license, a person cited for DUI in California has 10 days from the date of the citation to contact the DMV to contest the suspension of...