How do I answer a job application that ask a conviction when mine was expunged under 1203.4?

When a felony charge is reduced to a misdemeanor it is a misdemeanor for all purposes. Thus you can state that you were never convicted of a...

Will it be considered petty theft or an infraction?

If the police were not called and did not investigate you have neither a misdemeanor nor an infraction on your record. Thus when applying for a...

Can this battery case possibly be dismissed, because of the level of seriousness?

You file a report with the police and the DA decides whether or not to prosecute. You will not need your own separate lawyer and there are no...

Is it legal for an 18 year old and 15 year old to engage in oral sex?

This is the Clinton fallacy that a blow job is not sex. You saw how well that argument worked for him. In most states there are specific statutes...

For any criminal charge you need to hire a lawyer. The government will have a lawyer and he will have all the resources of the prosecutor's...

How do you have hunting rights restored to a convicted felon?

That doesn't include his gun rights. Convicted felons are prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing a firearm.

I want to start the process to expunge a M459 charge from my record.

While I don't understand how you can not have a social security number, if you don't you'll have to leave that information blank. Attach a...

In a felony conviction, what can the prosecutor present to influence the sentence? Are they limited to what has been proven true

At the sentencing in CA, the probation department has prepared a pre-sentence report. It contains not only a summary of the evidence but a post...

What happens to all the discovery after the trial is finished? Can it be viewed by an interested party?

If the discovery was important enough to be included in the appeal then someone made a mistake by not having it introduced into evidence. Not it...

Multiple Counts Concurrent Sentences

You cite the punishment under each statute but neglect to include the offense which in the case of all three is sexual violence, penetration or...