Community Service options

Speaking as a former public defender in LA and a former prosecutor in San Francisco, community service generally cannot be converted to fines...

Will my restraining order against an ex-con deportee living illegally in Los Angeles cause his deportation again?

Generally speaking, filing a domestic violence restraining order in family court will not cause a person to be deported. Most counties do not have...

From a court perspective, if there is no date limit on the stay away order, it typically lasts for 3 years or the length of the probation order. ...

What kind of trouble am I looking at in court?

If you were sentenced to jail time on each of your prior convictions, it is possible that you could be charged with a felony petty theft with a...

How much jail time will he get? Do I need to get an Attorney?

He needs to have a lawyer represent him. At a minimum, he has 3 years county jail exposure on the violation of probation and possibly another 8...

Please help me out how long does it take to get a letter from the loss prevention asking to pay back?

The legal statute of limitations for a misdemeanor is one year meaning that the prosecution has one year from the date of the incident to file...

How do my unsupervised probation terms apply when I was sentenced in ID, but live in San Francisco.

Generally unsupervised probation means it will be triggered only if you come to the attention of the court by picking up a new case. The house...

What are the consequences of being busted with a small amount of drugs when docking in L.A. port on a cruise ship?

If I understand your question correctly, this is a case that could be prosecuted in either state or federal court. Given that you say that it's a...

Can Probation search my apartment while I'm detained in another county?

If your probation contains a search and seizure clause, your apartment generally may be searched with or without probable cause and whether or not...

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How much time if guilty would my sister be facing?

If convicted of either the robbery (211) or the gun allegation, the time would be served in state prison at 85% time as a strike felony.