Section 12022.53 punishes personal use of a firearm. Personal use of a firearm is not an element of section 245(d)(2).

Your boyfriend must first make what is known as a Faretta motion. This can be done orally and without formal notice by simply saying: "Your...

It's not clear from your question, but did your wife shoot a police officer? Or is she aaccused of aiding and abetting somebody else?

Cases where the defendant is out of custody have taken a low priority on the court's calendar during Covid restrictions. That might be part of the...

Are the charges in counties that are near to each other? If so, you might be able to find one attorney who is familiar with the courts in both...

The sooner you contact an attorney and get your case back on calendar and your bail reinstated the better.

Lack of a prior record would be just one factor to raise in support of a reduction to a misdemeanor or a grant of probation.

The danger of appearing without an attorney at a misdemeanor arraignment is that sometimes the judge will present a very tempting offer to plead...

The decision to charge a strike will be made by the prosecutor who issues the complaint, not by the police.

A conviction for a felony violation of Penal Code section 243(d) does not count as a "strike" in California because it does not require that the...