What can I be charged with in CA for calling an officer an expletive in my own home?

Unless the conduct that accompanied your words rose to the level of resisting or delaying them (Penal Code 148), not a thing. Technically, you...

I was recently arrested and charged with 470 (A) PC. I had no idea the check was not good!

Sorry you're going through this, but the short answer is that if charges are in fact filed against you (as Mr. Marshall indicated, the DA may not...

This is a repost. Please see my answer to your previous question. If you did a criminal act, whether or not you went to court or were...

Committing a crime is doing it. Being convicted means going to court and pleading guilty or being found guilty and sentenced. This is also...

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Diversion finished, and is expungement necessary for petty theft (misdemeanor)

California doesn't have a true "expungement" law. What we have (and what everyone refers to as an expungement) is a dismissal under Penal Code...

Whats the maximum time a judge will give me to seek private counsel?

First - be VERY, very concerned about any attorney that tells you they can "beat" the charges. Without reviewing EVERY bit of the case, it's...

Is it possible to ask for another judge during criminal case? if so. how Thank you

To just ask? No. To disqualify a judge? Yes. Civil Procedure code 170.6 allows you to disqualify any one judge. It's a one time event and it's...

What happens if I get a second offense in petty theft but my first is cleared by the diversion program.

Even though the first was dismissed through diversion, the prosecutor will still know about it. You're unlikely to get a second break. You need...

Hear say!

Under Penal Code 872(b) (and after Proposition 115 passed around 20 years ago), the prosecution can use hearsay to establish probable cause at a...

The bottom line is that the DA just prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had the specific intent to kill someone and that they did in...