Arrest on felony gun chg, later filed as misd'r (no gun found); given diversion-no convictn-dismiss in 1 yr. What should I do?

You should follow the advise of your attorney and not second guess him/her on an Internet site.

Go to the web site for Monterey County, choose Superior Court and then traffic division. Call the clerk and s/he will tell you the amount of the...

What can I do if my ticket said I was going 84mph, but the citation letter said I was going 89mph?

If you want to contest it you should go to court preferably with a lawyer. Discrepancies like this, however, are usually cleared up at trial. ...

Can a 10 yr old th grader be expelled for bringing clear orange tipped arsoft gun to school. he has no other repremands.

You better go to the expulsion hearing. After the various massacres at schools and universities over the last several years, bringing a gun to...

When does a dui arrest show up on a criminal record in california?

It will show up immediately after arrest; when your case is resolved, that resolution will be put in the record as well.

Felony Burglary PC459, California

Nobody can tell you why the one picked up a felony charge and the other got released with a promise to appear. For a burglary charge the amount of...

Seeking a pro bono criminal defense attorney in CA?

I love it when someone says they can't afford an attorney and then all the answers say get an attorney. Duh? Did I miss something? If you are...

I'm being charged with assault with a deadly weapon but I wasn't the one who did the assault

You don't have to have actually "done" the assault yourself to be liable for it. In CA an accomplice bears the same liability as a principle. You...

I'm being charged with section 245(a)(1) of the penal code of california

As a colleague noted, the exposure can be up to 7 years if it involved serious bodily injury. The reason is the enhancement set forth at PC...

A guy is in jail pending trial for 459 second degree and 496 (A).

The maximum he could get if the 459 and the 496 arose out of different incidents is two consecutive sentences of three years. This is not likely...