People v. Gerber (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 368: "In addition to requiring that the offender have knowledge that “the matter depicts a person under the...

My girlfriend CRDF Sentenced one year initial release date is 1-5-17 she's working level 1 low risk, no prior history, has a job

Release dates are initially calculated based on the sentence meted out by the judge. Here, the judge chose one year. Penal Code section 4019...

How do you expose perjured statements in a Civil suit

Perjury is a crime of moral turpitude, but failure of proof at a civil trial won't prove it. To prove it, you'd have to have evidence showing at...

Will i have to go back to jail if they denied me for adult work program

If the only reason for not being allowed to work is the absence of jobs your disability would allow you to do, it would probably violate laws...

I slolen my own car

It isn't your car without transferring ownership from him to you by having him sign a transfer of ownership of the vehicle + title to the car to...

1. He promised to do the work as part of his probation. He's violated the terms of his probation by failing to do so. 2. He has always been...

Can I expunge a hit and run that occurred in 1999 in El Cajon (San Diego) Ca?

If, as appears to be the case, you didn't suffer a violation of your 3-year grant of probation, you are automatically entitled to expungement under...

Can I ask for a diversion program for a first offense misdemeanor shop lifting citation 484(a)?

The law allows for misdemeanor diversion, as laid out in Penal Code section 1000.1. However, the law also allows each county's prosecutor to...

Will the three strikes law apply ?

Rape is a strike offense. A DA can charge it and try to prove it. Judge don't charge defendants with crimes or enhancements--that's the...

Worried about jail time for a first offense petty theft citation 484(a)

Many if not most first-time offenders qualify for a program called misdemeanor diversion, Penal Code section 1001. Diversion entails the...