In california for misdemeanor cases does the citing offier have to appear at the court date?

Which court date? The only court date for misdemeanors the office, arguably, has to appear for is the trial date. Everything else is handled by...

What is the difference between expungment and a sealed record? What is the process in getting a record sealed?

They are correct. There is no "expungement" in California. The best you can do (assuming a conviction) is get a post conviction dismissal. Your...

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Answers to questions sent yesterday from fairfield, ca

First, representing yourself is always a bad move - attorneys wouldn't represent themselves, and we have all the training, so why would he. You...

How is a PC490.5(a) handled & how long to get it off my record to keep from impacting me from obtaining my professional license?

Well since the police were called, the bad news is that the criminal justice system has activated, which means the arrest is already on your record...

Is Pimping a strike? I heard its mandatory prison, is that true? is it half time?

Pimping is not a strike, however under PC 1203.065, it is automatically (at least) 3 years prison for a conviction. Since it's not a...

How do you win illegal search case when officer lies about probable cause

You hire an attorney.

Were you convicted and sentenced? THen the case is closed unless you picked up some kind of probation violation. You're not going to find...

Do the prior felony convictions have to be for the same offense type.

There are no "class _" crimes in California, so it's difficult to answer your question. Prior felonies can be considered in CA for sentencing...

First, where was this (I practice in SMC and am very familier with the freeways there). Second, what time? Third, if you went into the carpool...

Does an officer have right to detain me for crossing yellow line??

Any violation of the vehicle code is grounds to affect an enforcement stop. What you describe, however, sounds like a unreasonably prolonged stop...