How do I find out if my misdemeanor domestic violence charge carries a lifetime federal ban? Or is it only the 10 year ban?

The 10 year ban is the California state ban. The lifetime is Federal. If you were convicted of domestic violence, you have a lifetime ban under...

What is your advice on reaching out for legal help in handing this situation?

This isn't looking good. He is looking at two points, the loss of his license and HUGE fines. This may be worth hiring a traffic ticket...

How can i look up his case and see what he is facing to convince him . Thank you.

Check with the sheriff's department's website for any active warrants, but that may not get the full extent of the charges. I don't know if San...

How much time is my loved one looking at for jail time for 3 cases of domestic violence?

Based solely on what you wrote, your loved one is looking at a maximum of approximately 9 years if all the charges that are eligible to be felonies...

Three days of testimony is missing. Is that cause for dismissal?

First - the victim impact statement was not perjury. It was not given under oath. Based on the fact that you were convicted, there appears to be a...

How can I clean up a prior criminal record?

California does not have a true "expungement" statute. What we do have is a dismissal under Penal Code 1203.4. If granted, it doesn't wipe the case...

What do i need to do, do i need a lawyer?

There are all sorts of collateral consequences to a third DUI - mandatory jail, license suspension, lengthy probation, ignition interlock, etc....

Unfortunately, the court has no authority to dismiss or not impose the five-year enhancement under 667(a). With a prior conviction for the...

How do we prosecute these people? Do we need to find the money for a criminal attorney?

As an individual, you do not "prosecute". The decision to file criminal charges is exclusively One that resides with a prosecutors office (a...

How should I answer these job app questions?

I understand your confusion. First of all, California does not have a true expungement law. Everybody calls a retroactive dismissal under Penal...