Why are criminal attorneys afraid to go against police across Tennessee?

Tennessee are professionals like lawyers in other states. A few may be afraid of crossing a policeman but they don't stay in business long. I...

Complaints against police officers & Petition to Seal/Destroy Arrest Records (PC 851.8).

Your complaint against the police officer and your petition for relief are two separate matters which have no affect on each other. Contrary to my...

Clarification of PC 851.8(b); time for police to respond to Petition to Seal and Destroy Arrest Records; statute of limitations

As to the advantages of waiting until the SOL has run, Mr. Murillo makes a good point. However you may not wish to wait that long. If your arrest...

I have a prior strike fr 1997 will that disqualify me fr being able to be resentenced on a 2013 possesion case under prop 47

It depends on what your prior strike was for. Prop 47 relief does not apply to those with one or more convictions for PC 667, subd. (e)(2)(C)(iv)...

Where (which room in the courthouse) do I mail Prop 47 petition? The Criminal Court Clerk?

As an attorney I would never mail anything to a courthouse or to a court clerk expecting that it would get filed. Best practice is to file in...

Current release precentage in LA County Jail.2015

The only thing you can count on is that you will be released after having served 50% of your sentence. Anything less than that is pure gravy.

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If I bail my son on 22,0000 dollar bail what are the chances of him showing up to court being a heroin addict??

Fairly often people come to me for representation who have posted high bail but now have no money for attorney's fees. This is an obvious error in...

Does this mean jail time

When you appear in Court show the judge your driver's license. Nothing much is likely to come of this.

Should I leave California sooner if I am wanted for questioning?

You can run but you can't hide. Retain a lawyer and move to Washington after this is all cleared up.

My fiance was sentenced to do prop 36 and 3 years of felony probation for a possesion charge. He never did the prop 36 or

Prop 47 could make his possession charge a misdemeanor rather than a felony. That said, it will not excuse years of non-compliance with Prop 36...