Help! I don't know what to do! I'm being charged for battery but I was the battered wife!

Domestic violence charges can grow out of a single incident; he was verbally abusive and you responded physically. While that alone doesn't sound...

Charged with possession of prescription drugs out of their containers

No it will not be possible to retrieve your possessions immediately after the hearing. If you are exonerated you should be able to get the...

I got a misdemeanor 23224 (a) and I want to know what could happen.

There is another important consequence besides the jail time and that is an automatic one year suspension of your DL if you are between the ages of...

Mr Marshall should know from reading Ms. McCall's answer to this and other questions that she is a licensing attorney. So his advice to consult...

My boyfriend lost his trial. he's being charged with 3 counts of 2nd degree roberry and 1 count of 2nd degree burglary.

Not knowing all the facts of your case (which shouldn't be published here anyway) I can tell you that enhancements are usually imposed over and...

I was cited for an open container in CA while enroute moving from Phoenix to Seattle. Will my suspension in CA affect me in WA?

You'll have to ask a WA lawyer. I never heard of a license that's good for 50 years, not in this country anyway.

27 year old caught stealing at Sears in bay area, California.

The "bill" you will receive is not a bill but a demand for civil damages. It will not affect your credit or any criminal case that might be filed....

Does expungment of the record clear your background?

Your question is rhetorical. The problem is that you did not get an expungement because CA law does not provide for one. You may have gotten a...

I have just been put on deferred judgment (PC 1000) in CA. I have been a medical marijuana user for over 5 years.

You should discuss this with your probation officer BEFORE you test positive. Then you'll know exactly where you stand.

How can I appeal or reduce a fine on a fix it ticket that I lost which cost $500?

I doubt that any judge is going to be sympathetic to a "I lost the ticket" defense. You could have called the court, retrieved your information...