What are the consequences of petty theft for a 17 year old non-american citizen? What should I plead?

As a juvenile the probation department will decide whether or not to recommend charges being filed by the District Attorney. The District Attorney...

Videos are not usually that clear anyway. Most security systems are old and are not good. Other systems only capture partial glimpses of what may...

Judge duty re jury instructions; appeal?

Yes the judge must read certain criminal trial instructions. These instructions are called Sua Sponte. However if defense counsel agreed to the...

The officer who issued me a ticket did not put a date to appear but rather "within 60 days."

Due Process of the US and California Constitutions. Meaning you have a right to NOTICE and a HEARING.

Are you an attorney? There must be a reason why you waited until the last minute to find a special appearance attorney the morning of the case...

Not true. In any event full time is 40 hours.

I got sentenced 13 days for my 2nd DUI , how much time will I actually do in LA county

I don't practice in LA County but the minimum for a 2nd DUI within 10 years is 10 days. If they are giving you - then thats seems pretty...

If a 9.0 Earthquake hits california and the DA office is crumbled would my charges be dropped?

Most files are backed up either online or some sort of electronic storage. The police reports for example would be at the police department as...

Those are serious but not major charges in my opinion. Sometimes people do not know what all of the true charges are when they post them in this...

How long after good time and all possible credits will a 25Life sentence need to be served?

Sorry to be the barer of bad news. He does not get credits. 25 Years TO LIFE That means after 25 years he can ask to be paroled. Sadly, not...