How does the process of a fair trial work?

First - anything said or signed during plea negotiations will never be known by the jury - unless this is a media case and word got out that your...

Does the DA offer deals in a PC 187 case?

While it *may* be that the DA's Office would make an offer on a murder case, your information is correct. It is typically the defense that requests...

If a syringe is clogged and not usable is it still considered paraphernalia? How about if it has been taken apart?

I can see a potential argument that it doesn't qualify if it is no longer able to function as an injection device. And yes, they can do an...

In New York a man going on his fourth trial in California a man looking at his 5 th trial and both are innocent.

I assume you mean murder. If there is a mistrial, the DA can retry the case. Can that happen more than once? Yes. After five times and they...

Should I pay the civil demand fee? Should I hire a lawyer? Will this incident impact credit, my employment opportunity?

You have asked perhaps THE most common question on Avvo. It's not a civil "fine" - it's a civil demand letter. California law allows a merchant...

How much of his 18 year prison sentence will he actually serve and will I get notified if he is paroled?

He will serve 85% of the 18 years. As the victim, you have a right to be notified of any parole date or changes. See this link for the...

What can I do to not get my license taken away? Or just drop the case because the way they acted towards me was not ok.

What do you do? The bottom line is you get a lawyer. You need a good criminal defense attorney. I'd strongly suggest you find someone who focuses...

An individual cannot "press" or "drop" charges. You make a police report and if the DA thinks there's enough to file, they file criminal charges....

Shoplifting or without intent? could anything somehow bad happen in this case?

If the store really wanted to push it, they could track the identity of the person through the credit card name. They could file a police report...

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT TO HAPPEN ON MY FIRST COURT APPEARANCE FOR "JURY TRIAL"? , WHAT COULD HAPPEN?

Holy cow. You really, really, REALLY need to have a long discussion with YOUR attorney about your case. The procedures of a trial can easily be...