If it's your last day for sentencing and your attorney is nowhere to be found the judge will relieve him or her and appoint someone present in...

I got an open container ticket

You don't have to have the open container w/i reach or have drunk anything from it to violate the open container law. Simplify your life and pay...

Charged with misdemenor. put in with the felons?

In general when you are arrested you are put in a holding cell while you are being classified for more permanent placement. You are likely to...

Jail time

Mr. Dane is correct if you were sentenced after January 25, 2010; I am sure he assumed that you were. If you were sentenced before that date, or...

Found guilty of pc 243 E 1 M

You don't give enough information for anyone to hazard a guess about the outcome. About the most I could say with certainty is that since it was...

I was sexually assaulted by my former live in boyfriend. They arrrested him. I dont want him charged. What can I do?

Nothing. The lesson you can take from this is that once you report something to the police, and especially a sex crime, the matter takes on a life...

Indecent Exposure

You face two threats here: civil suit and criminal prosecution. There is a danger that anything you say in your interview could be used as an...

I have a 3rd degree theft conviction and the store is demanding restitution of an outrageous amount. What are the limits?

Many attorneys on this forum have opined that these threatening letters are a scam. Yes, they can make the demand under the law but no one in...

Deposing somebody in a family case - California

1) You need to send him a deposition subpoena and a notice of deposition (both documents must be properly served); 2) Yes; 3) The standard that...

If someone had a dui it and run felony in ....

If you received probation for a felony in CA and performed all the conditions of your probation you are eligible for an expungement when the...