21yr old booked on a DUI. No Priors. What's going to happen?

If you can't afford to hire an attorney, a private defender will be appointed to you since San Mateo does not have a public defenders office. ...

Will I go to jail?

I'm not sure what an "office hearing" is, but until you've been officially cited/arrested or a warrant is issued for your arrest, you're not going...

Any chance of getting my sentence moved down from a DUI to a wet reckless?

Unless there's some discrepancy in your blood test results, a lack of reason for the stop, or some other kind of problem with your case which your...

Now that i have remarried.can my ex-husband go after me for child support even though he signed paper work that is filed with

Since child support is for the best interests of the child, child support can not generally be waived by either parent. It is up to the court to...

Can they legally re sentence him on this case? Wouldn't some sort of statute of limitations be up?

I'm not sure what a "J.O.C." is but as long as he waived his right to be sentenced within a certain period of time, there isn't a statute of...

Penalty for 273a (b)

The maximum criminal penalty for child abuse/neglect is a year in the county jail though I doubt the DA will ask for much in the way of jail time. ...

What are the best and worst case scenarios for 3rd parole violation

It depends on what kind of parole he is on. Most nonviolent offenses are now supervised by local probation departments and the maximum penalty is...

The police make the decision to arrest and the DA makes the decision to charge. So the answer is that the arrest will be on your record but so...

Missed a court date for a petty theft, was taken into custody and posted bail, do i get an opportunity to plead not guilty?

You can still plead not guilty and ask for a public defender at your arraignment (first court date). If you are employed, there could be a small...

Is there a law in place that a minor victim of a sexual assault name be kept confidential.

For court purposes, ca penal code 293 protects the identity of all sexual assault victims so that in all court documents and hearings, the victim...