Can you appeal a drug possession charge if lawfully misrepresented by your public defender in Ventura county, ca

You can appeal any adverse judgment if you do it w/i the applicable time limits, i.e., 60 days from sentencing.

Should the judge ensure that I get a chance to question the prosecutor in a infraction trial?

My out of state colleagues are wrong. You do not get to question the prosecutor on any level, much less that of an infraction. What happened to...

My experience is different. Once all the briefs are submitted the COAs always ask for oral argument. I thought there was a rule that a decision...

Need SR22, are there any reputable car insurance companies that will lower my rates? Can I get secondary insurance?

I am not going to act as a shill for insurance companies but those mentioned will allow you to keep your present good driver coverage and issue a...

Was at Wal-Mart and put some items in my basket didn't pay for items. As I was exiting the store I was stopped before I even

Yes. If you exercise some act of dominion or control over the store's property inside the store it doesn't matter if you passed the cashier or...

The age of consent in IL is indeed 17.

Is it true that not all juvenile records get reported to the ncic?

Google NCIC and read down the page. The website will tell you the kinds of crimes that are listed and reported there.

Strikes add time and endanger him if he picks up another by enhancing his punishment.

You will not be taken into custody at the arraignment. I have seen it happen once in my career where the DA asked for a higher bond than the...

Going to Canada

Probably. Consult a Canadian immigration lawyer. There are work arounds.