I hope that three week suspension was to give you time to get an attorney. You can find a list of attorneys under the Find a Lawyer tab here on...

I felt pressured (coerced?) to sign a legal statement. Have felt uneasy about it since. Should I say anything and to whom?

Your question is to vague to understand and I'm not at all sure it is a criminal defense question You will have to clarify it and submit it in the...

Can a video survielence tape from a privately owned business be submissable in court if the actual crime was in no way related

If it is not relevant to the crime then it is inadmissible. But if it is evidence of a crime it can be entered into evidence. If it shows nothing...

Is a Nontraffic Minor in Possession ticket a violation of my summary probation?

Technically it is a violation but it in unlikely that anyone will put two and two together. Did you have alcohol on your breath If not you can...

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Marijuana possession I was recently took to the police station for a very small amount of marijuana I had possession of.

Where did this happen? If it happened in California, did you get a citation Is there an address for he court and a court date at the bottom of the...

If my probation officer is trying to violate me for "leaving the city", how can he?

Have you read your conditions of probation You can get a copy from your attorney, the probation officer or the clerk's office.

Normal for for a "narrative" to be written by purported "victim:, in addition to or instead of officer just summarizing?

The purpose for the statement is that it allows law enforcement to use it against the victim if the victim later changes their story,

Would this constitute aggravated perjury ? NO criminal past at all, defendant got lid at 365 in County + 5 years probation

It is rar for a witness, particularly the victim, to be charged with perjury.

This varies from county to county. In my experience in the Bay Area, it can last anywhere up to two years.

Mr. Finnecy is correct that you should talk to your attorney. But I suspect that some of the factors that some judges use are the length of your...