I was arrested for grand theft

If the DA hasn't filed the case by your court date, then you will be told at court to watch your mail - the DA has up to 1 year to file misdemenor...

Is it crucial to hire a local attorney in a DUI case?

While a local attorney may have better knowledge of the local judges and DA's, you shouldn't hire one just because of that. You should interview a...

Can anything be done to bring the case back into court to request alternative sentencing?

Not on that sentence. The 16 months is the low term prison (now county jail under reallignment) sentence. You won't get resentenced unless there...

Myself and girlfriend were wrongly arrested a couple of weeks ago and she has really been traumatized from all deeply/

I'm sorry this happened to you, but what's your question?

Can i sponge a smugling charge? that they didn't arrest me, and they didn't send me to court.

If there's no arrest and no charge, there is nothing on your record to "expunge."

Phone was taken away frm me against my will that person was arrested for robbery. And has INS hold status. How

How what? What's your question?

Any violation of the law can be grounds for termination of DC. Remember, DC is a privilege you are allowed to attend in liu of more severe...

How much could they him him?

It depends - it could be as little of 3 years or as many as 7-life, depending on the circumstances and the facts of the crime. My office is in San...

Was this ellegal

The stop sounds "legal" for the vehicle code violation, but it can be challenged. Pat down for weapons is legal under certain circumstances - and...

If some one is charged with p.c 273.5(a) an alreadt has two felonys what could happed??

OK you've got a lot of things going on here. They may have released him if the DA did not think there was enough evidence yet to charge him. If...