Is immigration holding people right not in jails or courts in the Santa Clara County?

Immigration does indeed take people into custody and hold them in local jails until they can be transferred to ICE detention facilities. I don't...

It means you're done. You have served your sentence. Isn't jail overcrowding wonderful. 3 days out of 180: that's got to be a record.

How can I fight a fare evasion citation if paid the fare but was still cited?

The PD can't help you because this offense is punished by a fine, not imprisonment. Beyond that no one is going to starve to death doing low fee...

Missouri v. McNeely and implied consent

As I understand McNeely the case does not eliminate your implied consent to a chemical test. So if the record of what happens looks like a refusal...

Do I pay a civil demand letter from walmart

My colleague from Maine gives the same advice that any attorney from CA would give you. Ignore the letters; they are requests for payment, not fines.

On a resolved 7-year-old federal case, can a person get a Presidential pardon; or at least, get the criminal records expunged?

There is no federal expungement. As for presidential pardons you can apply for one and if you are known to the authorities you have an extreme...

I need to have my criminal record to be true and accurate. How do I get started.

You do a criminal background check through livescan. Google the word and you will call up instructions on how to request your criminal record and...

What does one do about an uncaring public defender?

The PD's duty to is care about your son, that is, to give him the best legal representation possible. The PD owes no duty to you. You should...

Can you be rearrested later for the same crime if the arrest was deemed a detention only and a certificate was given?

Yes as long as the authorities act w/i the statute of limitations.

Travel to Canada: I know that Canada won't allow people into their country if misdemeanors have been committed. I was convicted

It's not that Canada has a problem with misdemeanors. In Canada a DUI is a felony hence they are not overly excited about your driving in their...