You absolutely have every right to defend yourself. Of course, you'll be going up against an attorney from the prosecutor's office. You'll be...

Should I get a public defender for my second charge of suspended license?

You should have an attorney. Whether he court appoints the public defender is another story. First, you have to be facing misdemeanor charges....

11378 remains a straight felony. It cannot be "reduced" by either Prop 47 or Penal Code 17(b). Unfortunately you cannot seek an "expungement"...

The guy I'm with is older then me we are Around 2 years and 9 months apart. What would happen to him if we had sex and he is 19

If reported tontheblistto duties and prosecuted, he would face unlawful sexual intercourse charges. Because you're less than 3 years apart, it...

My son was sentence on 1/20/15 for 2 years in county jail on half time.

Obviously, 2 years at half time means he serves a year (worst case scenario). The credits... You said "from a precious case". He can't just...

Will he be arrested or fined?

although no one can predict exactly what will happen, I tend to agree with his current attorney. The piece of paper that has the year 2015 gives...

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With the new prop 47 in CA can it help my daughter with her current first time prison sentence for a DUI

Felony DUI is not affected by Prop 47. Unfortunately, it will not change a thing about her current charge and sentence. The past felony...

I committed assault in June of 2008, and will be off probation in May of this year. When can I file to have my record expunged?

You must be off probation with no pending cases. Just to clarify - California does not have a true "expungement" statute. What we do have is a...

Lisense suspended. Can.t figure out what to do

From reading your original question and the supplemental comments, it sounds as though your license was suspended for a failure to appear. Once...

Peremptory Challenge Under 170.6

There have been writs taken against a judge for this very reason - taking action on a case when there has been a 170.6 filed. You're in for a...