This is a general question about 3rd Strike convictions and sentencing in California.

In my opinion the public is confused by our "in" talk of serious and violent felonies. The latter are defined by the Penal Code although not all...

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How much time will I get on 3 felony charge with first offense?

This is not a simple shoplifting case. You can't put it off on your sister if you were also in possession of a controlled substance (which I...

Can Statutory Rape charges be filed if sex was committed between minors?

I disagree with my colleagues. In the situation you describe each child is both a victim and a perpetrator leading to the absurd result that both...

If you have not proof what makes you so certain she took the jewelry? I hope that your certainty is not based on the race of your maid.

House arrest for ab109 inmate?

You don't get paroled from county jail unless you are serving a prison sentence there. If he wants an alternative to jail this should have been...

How much jail time is my buddie looking at for possesion of sales of heroin, and an enhancement charge of carrying more than 14g

Of course he should get a lawyer. Only a lawyer is going to be able to form a strategy that might help him, such as challenging the legality of...

Detention only means that you were not arrested but were stopped by the police in the course of an investigation. That concept is completely...

Why cant an accuser's REAL psychiatric diagnosis be used by the defense? It EXPLAINS her false accusation?

Touching her "between the legs" even if a panty was in place could be a serious violation of the law particularly if she is a minor. She may be...

At what time can an officer amend his probable case statement when his exact statement was an affidavit for arrest

They can amend their statement at any time up through trial.

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Does the charged person have good defense when he has 2 witnesses in a second degree battery charge?

Who knows? maybe the testimony can overcome what the DA has to present maybe not. Talk to your lawyer about this issue.