If your vehicle has been impounded, any number of reasons may justify it. Generally speaking, vehicles will not be impounded if they are not used...

In almost every case, a Sheriff's Dept. operates as an agency of a local County Government. As such, Cal. Government Code § 910 et seq. concerns...

Is there someone I can talk to to get my boyfriend on calendar for video arraignment

According to the San Bernarding County Superior Court website, in-custody arraignments and other criminal proceedings are being held, but the...

How or can i get my restricted license back?

Drving with a suspended license due to a DUI is itself a crime, punishable as a first-time offense by 10 days to six months in jail and a fine up...

Although a judge has an independent obligation to determine a defendant's competency when the record raises such a question (Pen Code § 1368), a...

Cop harassed me and friends in ralphs Parkin lot?

As you know, cops are supposed to investigate reports of possible crimes. That may have been what they did here, based perhaps on a 911 call from...

SB620?

SB 620, codified in Penal Code § 12022.5, provides for a discretionary sentencing enhancement for persons convicted of using a firearm in the...

Can a prosecutor enter, as evidence at trial, a recording of you telling the police you don't want to answer questions?

If you were later placed under arrest, it was not because you exercised your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during preliminary questioning....

How do you defend against an officer lying about what the defendant said if you didn't plan to have the defendant testify?

A confession obviously is important evidence for the prosecution. If it only came out at trial, it's impeachment by omission - the officer's...

Were you on probation when you were ticketed? If so, the offense you are charged with violating, even though only an infraction, violates a term...