Can my 18 year old son be charged as an adult for an offense committed when he was still 17?

My colleague is correct in this instance. There are many crimes much more serious than possession of mj which can result in a minor being tried as...

How are civil records tied to a person?

Since you don't have to disclose date of birth or social security number in a civil filing, there really is no way to track people except by name. ...

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What do i say to the judge to fire my public defender and is it to late to do so im at the pre-hrg confernce

In CA you can't fire your PD because you didn't hire him/her. The attorney is Court appointed so only the Court can remove him/her. To get the...

How long is a search warrant good for?

They executed the warrant in time. Although Mr. Moore is correct on the 10 day limit in my experience judges tend to let the deadline slip a...

My bf is possibly being charged with 3 felonies:10851(A); 496(A); 459; he did return it all. how much time will he get?

Nobody can predict what he will get. Whether returning the property will help him or not depends on the circumstances.

After completing drug diversion does the court drug test you?

You will not be tested in Court but by the probation department.

CA pc148(a)1 delaying officer

You can fight it for the fun of it (and it is fun). But the cop had a right to ask for your ID so you will probably lose. No one can predict the...

Does my criminal record from California show up in other states?

Yes to does it show up. Do you have to disclose it? No, not if it was expunged but most employers have ways of finding out about it via...

California: Infraction either pleading guilty, nolo, or found guilty by judge: any of these mean that you have history?...

I don't know of any infraction that can be used against you in the future as a prior. Most of the time infractions, like traffic tickets, do not...

The statute may be vaguer than it could be but maybe the imagination of the legislators just failed them when they had to define sexual...