Should i hire an attorney?

She should definitely hire an attorney as soon as possible to limit the damage. Drug cases often have 4th Amendment search and seizure issues that...

It will be on your criminal record permanently. However, after you complete probation and pay all of your fines and fees, you can file a petition...

What is the typical outcome for a 594.B1 misdimeanor charge? Is there a better outcome with a paid attorney vs public defender?

Vandalism can be charged as a felony instead of as a misdemeanor if the damage alleged is $400 or more. To improve his chances for a favorable...

That is a wobbler, meaning that it could be reduced to a misdemeanor by a PC 17(b) motion. If you have have completed probation it is easier to...

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What are the consequences, if any, if I stopped paying a fine for petty theft that was assigned prior to court hearings.

There are no consequences in your criminal case from not paying the civil demand from Sears and if the store threatens to sue it is almost...

When non-citizens are arrested and booked into jail they sometimes have immigration holds placed on them to prevent their release. If it was a...

My income does not meet 864 requirements, Can I include my parents income in form 864 They are not legal.

No.

Juvenile on probation gets charged with resisting arrest went to court and they kept him has court coming up will he get out

If a judge ordered him detained at a detention hearing the order cannot be changed unless there is a change of circumstances, meaning he will stay...

My son is being held in Santa Rosa, Ca.jail on 266(h)(a) and 236.1(a) he has been in jail for 4mths and he is just being held on

In felony cases the first hearing where the D.A. has to present evidence is the preliminary hearing. The alleged vicitm does not need to testify at...

How to get a misdemeanor expunged from your record?

You have to file a motion to terminate probation early, not just write a letter. If you are at least half way through the three year grant of...