For inmates patrolling from California State prison facilities, CDCR determines the county to which the inmate paroles. This could be the county...

It is an evaluation by the probation department of the risk that an accused will cause trouble or flee if released before trial.

The requirement that a defendant be legally competent to assist in his or her defense is quite low. It requires only that the accused understand...

Absent Covid restrictions, Court proceedings are open to the public. Anyone may attend. Those who have been ordered to attend must do so on pain...

Your options are to do nothing, to contact the California jurisdiction that issued the warrant and put your case on the court's calendar (which you...

Preliminary hearings are important because they represent the first point at which the prosecution has to prove to a court that an accused probably...

It may be possible to withdraw your plea and take your case to trial, but you would first have to show that you would not have accepted the plea...

If the incident occurred more than six months ago, the window to file claim regarding a civil rights violation has probably expired, but you could...

A DUI that results in injury to another can be charged as a felony, with a possible punishment of up to three years in state prison, or as a...

If the court made an error in failing to exonerate (that is, discharge) the bond, a defense attorney can look into the matter for you and perhaps...