Arrested for possession of vicodin in am in Solano County CA. Pills are my dad's. Homeless living in car and allowed search.

What's your question? Whether the pills were your father's or not they were in your possession w/o a prescription. Moreover it appears as if they...

How can DA's office go forward with simple assault charge on me if i refuse to testify against my husband?

Just based on your recitation of the facts here it sounds like they have enough on him to proceed even if you don't cooperate. Remember a domestic...

Is it legal to make a person take a polygraph test for an alleged sexual assault?

In most states polygraphs are not admissible in evidence. Sometimes in these kinds of cases it may help to submit to one to convince the...

Speeding ticket errors

I have won cases where the officer got the posted speed wrong. You are being accused of something you did not do. You need to check the ticket...

I am unable to afford an attorney, could a public defender be just as good?

As my colleagues indicate many if not most public defenders are excellent lawyers. The heavy case load comments are another way of saying you...

Are you charged before or after you're arrested?

If they showed up in 4 police cars they were not coming to question him but to arrest him. If he doesn't live at your address you correctly told...

If my friend is a first offender that recieved a misdomeanor for petty theft, will she go to jail?

Six months is the maximum penalty for petty theft which is the taking of property with a value of $400 or less. A six month sentence would be rare...

In 2002 I received a wet reckless (.08), and a second standard DUI (.12) with no enhancements in 2009.

Immigration will generally ignore one simple dui but a pattern of alcohol related incidents may cause your application to be rejected due to...

Possibly incorrect county on ticket? Is this ground for dismissal, or would they just transfer the ticket over?

If a case is filed in the wrong county you may have an argument that the case should be dismissed. It would not simply be transferred from one...

You are charged with misdemeanor petty theft which carries a maximum sentence of six months in the county jail and/or a fine of $1,000. If what...