What should I do, I just got caught shoplifting?

Just to add to an answer there is nothing on your record YET but if you are convicted there will be. A theft conviction will stand in the way of...

Can you file a motion for a new trial after being convicted of murder?

I agree with Mr.Marshall hat such a motion is a rarely granted. Your lawyer can inform you of the time lines you must follow. The most important...

Prop 36 problems..

Drug Court is designed to accommodate relapses. However your problem goes well beyond that to failures to appear on warrants. You should go back...

Selected as the best answer

Police entered after placing me in custody outside my grandmothers house and searched and siezed 15 firearms....no charges

If no charges were filed a lawyer may be able to get the guns back. On the other hand I don't know what kind of guns they were and whether you or...

How bad will i get in trouble if im pregnant and run away but get caught? Can i get my child taken away from me when its born?

Aside the questions raised by my colleagues there is a danger that CPS would take the child if there were no adult to assist you. BTW whoever did...

Why do criminals dream of becoming police officers? It depends I suppose on the department you apply to but I would select another dream.

How do I get the terms of my probation changed?

You get your terms changed if there is good cause and a lawyer so moves the Court. Your statement about "true thought classes" makes no sense to...

What will happen with simple possession and paraphernalia charge if it wasnt my car.

Well frankly you screwed this up pretty badly. You should have done as directed by the officer. Since you didn't you caught a resisting charge...

Got issued HS11357(a) which says Poss. Cannabis on my ticket. This is my first offense ever and I have no idea what to expect!

You apparently didn't get caught with simple weed but with concentrated cannabis. Still a misdemeanor, unlike 11357(b). However if this is your...

Please help sold I get a lawyer or go in myself ?

If you have a warrant you have to clear it or get arrested at some inconvenient time. Hire a lawyer.