Here's your problem. When you became aware that you could not complete your Caltrans you should have called them or probation to explain your...

If you were sitting in front of your TV smoking your crack pipe and, having heard a noise called the police, there's not much you can do. Smoking...

You may not have a case but the family of the deer does. :-)

I was married in US and Mexico, when I divorce here in the US do I still need to get a divorce in Mexico

If you get a divorce in CA it will dissolve the marriage in Mexico as well unless you actually got married two different times. In that case if...

Nephew was caught with pot. Police want him to work with them to get dealers and will grant him immunity. Can they do that?

Only the DA can offer such a deal; the police can not. If they say they can they are lying. If anyone were to enter such a deal with the DA,...

If I was arrested for DUI and never attended my trial, can I be convicted in absentia?

You cannot be convicted in a dui case if you were not there. PC § 977(a)(3) provides that in a dui case the judge may order the defendant present...

Can the Public Defenders office hire a private attorney to assist in a felony robbery case?

No. The PD assigned to a case like this will be perfectly competent to handle it on his own. Pd's can't hire private attorneys and don't need...

Can an officer follow a car without reasonable suspicion.

I'd like to second Ms. Callahan's cogent answer. Cops do this all the time. Haven't you ever had a cop behind you on the freeway for a mile or...

What are the norms of your profession

1) Get paid in advance or get a large retainer; 2) Don't mix unearned client money with the lawyer's personal money; 3) Don't represent...

Will a public defender defend you as good as a private lawyer.

Many of my clients accused of crime have a horror of being assigned a public defender. I have never understood this mind set. Public defenders...