If you haven't been to traffic school in the last 18 months you have an automatic right to go to traffic school. Even if you have the traffic...

If i was charged this weekend for criminal threats had a dry run in court can i still recieve a prob. violation??

You do not have to be convicted of anything to receive a violation of probation. That is in part because the standard of proof is beyond a...

Family friend arrested and jailed Mon at 9 p.m. It is Thurs. & nothing has been filed. Do they have to release him?

Felony or misdemeanor he must be brought before a judge w/i 48 hours of his arrest, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, unless he was...

What elements need to be fufilled to be convicted of robbery??

Robbery is the (1) felonious taking of personal property in the (2) possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and (3) against...

A felony is anything punishable by a year or more in state prison; a misdemeanor is anything punishable by up to a year in county jail. ...

Will the new version of pc 666 apply to cases filed a week before the new law.

Not an easy or obvious question but I believe that for existing cases at the time 666 took effect, the judge should apply the law as it reads at...

What if one had the previous 647a dissmissed and ...

The 647a by itself would probably be dealt with by credit for time served and probation. But this person was already on probation and the bigger...

What happens after you get arrested for a possession of a stolen vehicle?

Not knowing it was stolen is a defense. To prove the lack of knowledge you need to enlist a lawyer's aid to help him. If he can't afford one he...

My son was picked up on an o/s warrant in Los Angeles County on a Prop 36 issue.

I would have a lawyer try to clear the warrant and get him out of jail. In the meantime, before October 13, he or you should assemble all the...

I want to plead innocent for a public intoxication charge (647), what should I say to the judge?

Anytime you are facing criminal charges you do need an attorney. If you can't afford one the court will appoint one to represent you. This will...