What am I looking at if I am being charged with driving with out owners consent?

Vehicle Code 10851 is taking or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. It can be either a felony or a misdemeanor. Whether you will...

Shoplifting help

You absolutely MUST pay any fines from the court if they were ordered as part of your criminal case. The civil demand is different though....

No, you cannot seal an adult record and there is no way to seal the DMV record either. Having said that - you can get copies of your plea...

Just because theft off under $50 can be an infraction doesn't mean it will be. Petty theft as a misdemeanor is just theft of under $950. That's...

Ca Evid. Code Section 201: Multiple Hearsay. Is this it?

No, it is not multiple hearsay - it IS hearsay, but the DA is arguing an exception applies. Your attorney is going to argue that it was not a...

Petty theft with no intent while on dui probation, what can happen?

While on probation, any new criminal case can violate you underlying probation, but they still have to prove the new case. Because it is not...

This is a general question about 3rd Strike convictions and sentencing in California.

First, not every felony is a strike under the three strikes law. Only serious and violent felonies are. Many people think they have strikes when...

Arrested twice for petty theft completed diversion and had both charges dismissed both times, want to get professional job but..

Getting your charges dismissed is the best outcome you could have hoped for, so there's really nothing to clean up in court. The down side is that...

Can my case be dismissed on sentencing?

I can only assume you had an attorney for trial - why are these questions & issues being posed to them? If the case was filed within the...

Can I keep a meeting quiet by stating the 4th amendment?

The Fourth Amendment has to do with your right to be free from unreasonable governmental searches - probably not what you're looking for. The...