With the new Prop 47 Law what are the chances of my boyfriend getting released sooner?

Assuming he is eligible - and he should be if he was only sentenced for a petty theft with a prior (non-qualifying strike) and the amount of the...

No, you cannot legally consent to have sex. The "age of consent" - as draconian as that may be in this day and age - is 18. So, your girlfriend...

Would prop 47 apply to me?

Yes, it should apply to the underlying charges but you will also have to deal with the absconding issue as a violation of probation. Prop 47 should...

I was convicted of 245 pc assault with a deadly weapon in 1994. I applied to purchase a firearm this year and was denied.

Because you were convicted of a feliny.

Charged with a federal DUID

Heck no, don't just go into court and plead guilty! You seem to have many defenses to a DUI, and the potential possession charges need to be...

I got a DUI in Indiana 7 years ago. I recently got a second one in California. I blew a .10 this time. What am I looking at?

Yes, you could be looking at a second DUI in California, depending on the nature of the Indiana case. You should make sure DMV is contacted within...

Search warrant that produced a possession of heroin for sale charge. Should I hire a private lawyer? Am I facing prison?

I doubt that any of us are going to tell you not to get a good criminal defense attorney. You will want to look into all the issues in your case to...

I ate an apple at a store, went back to the store and paid for it. Now my company is making me meet with loss prevention.

If you were not cited by the police (hard to believe the police would be called and respond to this!) that will be the end of it on the criminal...

Son was sentenced prison term 16 months he has now been resentenced due to prop 47 making his release jan 8 can he come out soon

It's impossible to answer with any specificity, but yes there is a chance he can come out before that. It depends on many things, but most directly...

I was charged with 2 counts of GBI, But they admitted I never hit them at civil court 3 months before then say I did at prelim

I there a question here? It sounds to me as if this case may well go to trial, and all of these facts and inconsistent statements will become part...