What does A/R mean?

If it's a criminal case you can't be found guilty by "ex parte," as you put it. If you didn't show up for court most likely a bench warrant issued...

What will happen in court if I am a first time petty theft offender?

Never, never plead guilty until you and your attorney have seen and examined the evidence against you and your attorney determines it is the best...

Is it possible for my friend to be released if he got locked up for burglery while on probation?

I don't know what could be clearer. Your friend is now being kept in jail due to some violation of probation IN Santa Clara or some other county. ...

Is there a Statue of Limitation for a C Felony (drug possesion) charge in state of California

There is no C felony in CA. Moreover if you are inside the CA state line they don't need to extradite. Your facts are confusing. Reword and try...

Probably theft but you don't charge him. You report the incident to the police who investigate and pass the file to the DA who decides what to...

My friend is still in jail but all charges were droped, why?

The VOP hearing must be set within a reasonable time. There is no speedy trial right for a probation violation.

Does new 2010 law on Calif. County Jail time also apply to a possible Felony Charge for a Criminal Threat?

Excuse me that should be two days credit for every four actual day served.

Does new 2010 law on Calif. County Jail time also apply to a possible Felony Charge for a Criminal Threat?

It would not apply to your family member because Penal Code § 422, criminal threats, is a serious felony under Penal Code § 1192.7 and thus...

Can I contest a shoplifting charge?

I did NOT say it was a guarantee. I said something quite different. But I maintain that any lawyer worth his or her salt would get this case...

16 yr old, was taken, hand cuffed from his school, w/o rights being read and questioned w/o parent or lawyer,is this a dismissal

Who cares about his IEP? The police can arrest errant teens without calling their parents. If your son demanded a lawyer they can't question him...