Can prob officer send me to jail for 1st offense infraction petty theft if on formal felony DUI probation in orange county CA

If your conduct is thought to violate your probation the probation officer (or DA) has to bring a motion to revoke which is an evidentiary hearing...

Statue of limitations

There is no 243(a)(1). If you mean 243(a) it is a misdemeanor which means the statute of limitations is one year from the incident. It would be...

What type of order (restraining?) could I potentially place on someone who threatened to kill me in the future?

If you were threatened with a knife in an earlier unrelated incident then I don't see the grounds for a restraining order. If the earlier incident...

What to do havent seen public defender to discuss case

If he had a lawyer at his arraignment that is his lawyer for the duration unless someone tricked your friend into hiring him for the arraignment...

My friend was arrested for possession of controlled substance.

It is impossible even to speculate on the chances of dismissal based on the meager facts you give her. I don't understand your comment that 100s...

Could one be arraigned for selling fake drugs?

Aside from the legal consequences which Mr. Marshall has outlined for you, selling fake drugs ("bunk" in street talk) is dangerous. A street wise...

This is not really a criminal question. The ability to fine the homeowner for violations by visitors is contractual, not by law. When you moved...

2 DUI's, Different counties, early probation termination.

One thing is for certain. If you don't ask for early termination of probation in OC you won't get it. Your 2nd DUI is a potential violation of...

Is there anyway i can possiably drop these charges, if so how?

Mr Shapiro wastes a lot of time answering questions that weren't asked. You didn't call the police so all this verbiage about it is wasted effort....

Should i pay the civil demands?

Stores and the law firms that represent them send out these letters hoping that you'll be intimidated into paying. They never take these cases to...