Sounds like your cousin faces a hit and run charge which can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony depending on the circumstances. This is a...

It is a misdemeanor crime under Cal Pen Code 148.5 to cause a false police report to be filed. Since you just admitted committing a crime, you...

There's nothing preventing your ex from phoning police and concocting a false story about you hitting her. However, you can reduce the probability...

Can a 18 year old get into trouble if he has sex with his 16 year old girlfriend that might be pregnant?

Yes, it's illegal in California. Neither you nor the 18 year old have to speak to anyone about this illegal conduct and if you don't want a...

How to get a lesser charge in a shop lifting case?

Your attorney will know far more about the case facts and relevant details than anyone here. Certainly you are not entitled to get some kind of...

My wife & adult son assaulted me 16 months ago when I asked wife to stop burning my clothes. I drove to PD bleeding profusely.

The key fact in your detailed question is that you are represented by an attorney. The attorney knows far more about the case than anyone here...

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Question about traffic violation 22356(b).

Set the case out for trial as far as possible. If you are lucky, the cop will not show and the case will be dismissed. If he shows, he may agree...

I was arrested with a friend who, without my knowledge, had a pretty good amount of cocaine on him. I only had a small amount of

Your record will show an arrest, charges and dismissal. You can verify this by livescan and FBI records search. You were not convicted. Thus per...

If there's a warrant out for you, you are always in danger of being arrested by law enforcement. As other attorneys point out, DMV can't issue a...

How dose the DA dismissal program work?

As the other attorneys point out, there is no such thing as a "DA dismissal program". The DA can dismiss a filed case for any number of reasons:...