Can my son be charged with Petty Theft?

Being arrested (or detained) is not the same as being charged by the prosecutor's office. If they think there was sufficient evidence that your...

If California Highway Patrol put the wrong time of the incident on a speeding ticket, would that be enough to dismiss the ticket

Usually minor discrepancies won't invalidate a ticket, but it depends on just how inaccurate the citation is. Is it off by 10 minutes or 3...

What can happen if a person was in a car and his friend got off the car and killed someone in a home, person in car was unaware.

Assuming you did nothing that could be construed as acts intended to help the person who did the shooting escape, avoid arrest or prosecution, hide...

If one pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault is it then illegal to possess a firearm in California?

Assault (Penal Code section 240) is also listed in that 10 year ban under 12021(c).

Could I win this case?

You raise several issues: 1. The legality of the stop. Can they say it was YOUR tires that made that noise? If so, can they attribute that to...

Im going to be spending 96 hours at the los angeles county jail this weekend for a dui.what should i bring with me

If the passport is the only form of ID you have, then yes, bring it. It will be put in your property and returned to you when you are released. ...

Theft Or Not?!?!

Defrauding an innkeeper under Penal Code section 537 (typically a "dine and dash" where you get a meal in a restaurant and skip out on the check)...

I missed my court date, I rescheduled, what now?

Possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is a misdemeanor, but it carries a maximum possible punishment of a $100 fine. The failure to...

If you were convicted of anything, even a "small" misdemeanor, it's on your record. You can seek an expungement, but that will not "erase" it from...

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Swat came to my home said they had a warrant but said they didnt have to show it. did they?

They do not have to show you a copy of the warrant itself, but they must leave a receipt for any property taken. If they took property pursuant...