What you were told is correct--PC 245(a)(4) is not a strike felony; it can be reduced to a misdemeanor per Penal Code section 17(b) so long as the...

Do i qualify for a California Governers pardon

Seek a Certificate of Rehabilitation and Pardon first. See Penal Code section 4852.01 et seq. You already have spent 7 1/2 years after being...

Should I get a lawyer from my area or San Bernardino

It's almost always preferable to hire local counsel, someone who knows how cases are resolved in the courthouse where your case is pending..

Can a presidential pardon relieve a California resident from the burden of 290 registration?

Although the federal and state criminal justice systems don't interract that much, were a pardon granted, it should be respected by those who...

Recently arrested for Public intoxication. Made a bad joke about smoking with my attorney. Will I be sued for slander?

Talk to your attorney about what you said while you were probably intoxicated. What you said defames his character by attributing to him what is...

Other attorneys who have answered this question seem to ignore what People v. Pope (1979) 23 Cal. 3rd 412, the seminal case on ineffective...

ARE THERE ANY STATES THAT DO NOT EXTRADITE

An interesting question. All states have entered into an interstate compact to extradite those wanted by sister states for criminal prosecutions. ...

My fiance is in prison got sentenced 130 years first degree to murder and premeditated attempt murder. What can I do to appeal.

1. It's impossible to fix a price based strictly on the nature of the charges he was found guilty of committing. Many more details would be...

Neither nude photos, paintings, nor drawings are forbidden per se. You can't be prosecuted unless they depict images that are illegal to create,...

It means he can't post bail and will remain in custody until at least the future court date, when a judge could set bail.