Whether your son is on calendar or not, he should show up in court on the date/time shown on his citation. Otherwise, he risks picking up a bench...

What to do about my brother being on ICE hold?

The police did not put an ICE hold on him, ICE did. Unless he fights, he will be deported after criminal proceedings against him are completed. ...

What will happen?

First degree burglary is a very serious charge. Expect the DA to prosecute to the hilt. If the evidence against your BF is truly as weak as you...

If i look up an inmates being charged with PC18740 USE/ETC EXPLO DEV:INJ/ETC is it possible there there are more

It's unclear who told you someone was being charged with 16 counts. But, only the district attorney has the authority to file or drop charges. ...

I need to hire a criminal defence attoeney who will take payments.

It's not quite clear to me what you mean by "take payments." If by this you mean paying for the attorney's fees in monthly installments, most...

Is my friend going to get deported?

If ICE has a hold on him, he probably has other deportable convictions or ICE knows or suspects he is in this country illegally. He is likely to...

Will an expunged misdemeanor be deleted permanently over time?

Any expunged crime should not generally show up in a routine background check. But, certain jobs or applications for state licenses may require...

Can I get my case dismissed or reduced to an infraction instead or a misdemeanor & not go to jail with just a pub. defender?

You can accomplish anything with a public defender that you could accomplish with any other criminal defense attorney. Contrary to popular...

My question is am i allowed to drink on probation & should i try to get back into court with this? i could lose my son too :(

If your probation contained a no UPT (use, possession or transport) of alcohol clause, you violated your probation by taking a sip of beer. You...

ANYTHING you say to ANYONE except your attorney can be used against you in court. Anything you saw to law enforcement WILL be used against you in...