Pressing forgery charges

You don't press charges. You report the incident to the police. They investigate and the district attorney decides whether or not to press charges....

Can you file a pro se motion to get video discovery of your search, seizure, and arrest in a federal drug case?

If your lawyer is truly unreachable, fire that lawyer and get another one. You can't get any discovery by yourself. Good luck to you.

I'm pleading guilty on petty theft with prior, but should i request a public defender to help lower the punishment?

You would be an absolute fool to plead guilty to that charge without representation by an attorney.

Can the DA prosecute a DUI as a second when your first was from an arrest was 1997, but conviction was 2002?

Eventually, you will prevail. The law is that it is from offense date to offense date, not conviction date to offense date. Good luck to you.

Can i be found guilty of being under the influence of drugs (crystal-meth) if no drug test was taken.

The question always is whether they can convince a jury of 12 people to unanimously agree that it was proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you had...

I got a dui for marijuana ... I was not high

There is no way to tell when you smoked weed, no matter what they find in your blood. The prosecution will call an expert witness to try to...

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What if I dont want probation how much jail time would I get in ca

If you are charged with a felony and refuse probation, you are sentenced to prison. For controlled substance offenses, you will serve your prison...

Lowering misdemeanor to infraction continue

Once you have a been arrested it is already on your record an will remain there for the rest of your life, unless you can prove your factual...

Misdemeanor grand theft vs misdemeanor petty theft

Usually the difference is the value of the items. If it is less than $950, it is petty theft, unless other specific circumstances make it grand theft.

Does Penal Code Section 4019 state that each day a person is confined in County Jail, after Oct 2011, is counted for 2.

It means he gets half time and the calculation is proper just as you stated it.