Yes, private lawyers can appear on your behalf and handle the case without you attending court.

What is my current case status?

There is a misunderstanding somewhere. If you went to court and pled not guilty at an actual arraignment, a court date was set that you have...

Im concerned i have court coming up i been charged for DV and i been verbally and emotionally abusive for 20 yrs by my husband,

The lack of compassion from my colleagues is astonishing. It sounds like you've been going through very difficult times for years. Since you...

This is actually a fair question, though I agree with my colleagues that it sounds like you are representing yourself. A lawyer (I would hope)...

Felony auto theft. Ignore "corpus conversion". The Alameda County courts just transitioned to a new computer system that is adding that wording....

What charges apply to a 19 year old who took my 15 year old out of Colorado to California on false pretenses?

In any situation in life where you think a crime has been committed, you call the police.

273.5 by itself is half time. GBI enhancements, which are commonly added to 273.5s, make the offense violent, which would be served at 85%. The...

Follow the advice of your immigration attorney. The severity of potential immigration consequences far exceed the consequences of either criminal...

Can my son file a motion against her for getting his cased dismissed due to her mistakes and the violation of his rights?

He should ask for a Marsden hearing. It won't get him a dismissal, but it might get him a new lawyer.

Is it odd that my sentence was changed the very last minute in court? Should I look further into it?

It happens sometimes. Usually the judge goes in the other direction though.