It sounds like IF you committed a crime at all, it was a misdemeanor petty theft in 2014. The government has one year from the date that offense...

What happens if I got caught with heroin and they didn't write me a ticket in California ?

Possession of heroin for personal use is a misdemeanor (H&S 11350) and you’re likely eligible for pre-plea or post-plea diversion. Helping the...

Why is my only choice appear in court for arraignment ?

If you have to appear in court, this is probably not being handled as a infraction. Throwing a lighted cigarette from a vehicle can be charged as a...

Avvo doesn’t appear to have a ‘dependency law’ section in the categories. But that’s what court your are in. This is a highly specialized field...

What happens if an inmate being sentenced in a felony case i california superior court refuses to sign his sentencing papers??

The only sentence a person needs to ‘consent to’ is a probation sentence. It would be very odd to ask the court for probation and then refuse to...

What to probation revoke means

It sounds like you were on probation for something in 2011. It also sounds like your probation was revoked based on an accusation that you had...

Blood and Urine samples taken after saying no dismissal worthy in 2 count DUI with GBI?

Search and Seizure issues are very fact specific and it is generally not possible to give a yes or no answer to this sort of question. You should...

Search warrant and afflivat

A warrant is really three things: the officers sworn statement of the reasons for the warrant (the affidavit), the judges order that a particular...

How do I explain to welfare fraud investigators that I don’t keep my tips as a waitress?

Welafare fraud cases typically occur when there is an allegation that the fact that income was earned was not disclosed on a report to the agency....

Probation is voluntary. It works like this: you promise to do certain things (or not do certain things) and the court promises not to put you in...