My lawyer failed to appear twice. The judge made me pay $399 for one FTA. What recourse do I have now?

You can take the original lawyer to small claims court and you can file a state bar complaint against him. You should take what Mr. Hudson says...

How do i start probation transfer process

You should contact probation and ask them. They should be able to transfer you to your home state. I'm not sure why you didn't get DEJ or Prop. 36...

If a person was put on probation due to a felony charge and they got a strike, will they get another one with a 1230.2A charge?

There is no such thing as 1230.2A, as far as I know. But, if you are convicted of a second strike, you don't get 90 days, you get prison time.

What to do? Marijuana Possession in California by a minor

You do not have to do any sort of drug program, unless ordered to do so by the court. You have to be very careful not to get convicted (which in...

License was suspended for 1 year by dmv, No criminal DUI record was given, how will it effect my insurance.

I do not believe that your insurance rates would go up for a .01 under 21 DUI, but the one way to find out for sure would be to call your insurance...

I would write directly to Christine McCall. She is on avvo and is the resident expert on licensing matters. Good luck to you.

Where to mail the informal discovery request?

You should mail it to the Los Angeles District Attorney and, because it's a traffic matter, I would also mail it to the police agency that ticketed...

A friend of mine has plead to 245(A) (1) and is sentenced 6 years how much time would he actually serve in a Ca prison?

If he got 6 yrs. on a 245(a)(1), that means he already has a prior strike (or at least two prior prison terms). 245(a)(1) is not a strike unless...

A 1998 court conviction in a Superior Court REVOKED a friends license. CA Court stated to get it back do "ANY" DMV Program

I'm assuming from these facts that he got a DUI as well as a GTA and that it wasn't his first DUI either. The DUI schools are not drug...

If i refused to take chemical test can i be charged with drugs and alcohol

No. Every DUI lists alcohol/drugs, because that's how the statute reads. you can only be convicted of what you plead guilty to or what the evidence...