I am an ex felon i have a strike ... I am being charged with penal code section 484 ...

If you have one strike and you are charged with a felony your sentence will be doubled. It does not sound like you'll be charged with anything...

What do i do if my son's attorney is not showing up in court or communicating with him, not returning calls and not available

If your son is unhappy with his private attorney he should fire him and find another. Getting rid of the Court appointed attorney will require...

Prop 36 or PC 1000 and required temporary travel?

Prop 36 is a probationary program which requires participation and discipline. An absence of any length of time may not be permitted. 2-3 months...

What is your opinion on California's three strikes law?

Mr.Kenyon seems to be unaware of the reform in the three strikes law which just took place (google three strikes Prop 36). This corrects some of...

Question about the civil demand fee!!!

You do need a lawyer but anyone, except my colleague apparently, can tell you that the stores never sue on civil demands in shoplifting cases. Not...

Charged with a federal tax crime that took place 4 years ago.

See the following site for federal bail practices as explained by the federal public defender: http://www.vaefpd.org/pdf/FedCrimTimeline.pdf. ...

May I contact the DA on my own behalf and convince them of my good moral character? Will he/she care?

My colleagues are correct. Frankly since you are represented by a lawyer even if you went around his/her back and called the DA s/he would refuse...

How do I get a petty theft misdemeanor off my record?

No in CA you can't get it off your record. You can have it dismissed pursuant to PC 1203.4 but your record will always show the arrest, the...

My girlfriend real estate agent/naive fell victim to a friend who claimed he could get her a truck 2012 for 10,000$ *STOLEN CAR*

Some deals are too good to be true.

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You now know you should never enter into any such agreement without a lawyer so I won't badger you for that. If you have signed a note to pay...