Pre-booking is done when a person is cited for an offense but not actually arrested and "booked" at the police station or local jail. The booking...

Whats happens if you get another drug charge( possession of paraphernalia drug? When you are in Diversion program?

California Penal Code section 1000.3 lists three reasons to terminate drug diversion: unsatisfactory performance in the drug treatment program;...

What do I do?

It appears based on the court code (43635) your husband's case will be heard at the Morgan Hill branch. If you wish to bail him out, you can...

Filing Charges, Who makes final decision?

In most if not all District Attorney offices there are deputy DA's who will review a new case and a supervisor who supervises them. Depending on...

I got a DUI back in 1996 and 2006.

Fee waivers are available for those who are unable to afford the fee of the classes. There is also a sliding scale based on income or lack thereof....

If someone's convicted of 2nd degree burglary and is sentenced to 90 days in jail has been in jail for 11 how many more days

When calculating release dates for a simple jail sentence, here is the equation: total sentence minus days served already plus conduct credits...

Before you go to trial can you fire your court appointed attorney and then when you go to trial is it a different attorney

I agree with the responses already stated: you can request a Marsden hearing to request your court appointed attorney be replaced and you should do...

Never received a subpoena so didnt show up for court on june 21st can they issue a warrant?

Unless a witness has been served with a subpoena and/or was present in court and ordered to appear back in court, the witness is not obligated to...

When will the police contact you for a hit and run?

If someone were to contact your brother, your brother should invoke his right to remain silent and demand to speak to an attorney. Have your...

What will happen to my friends probation?

If probation terminates before either the district attorney, probation or the court violates probation, in my opinion they lack the jurisdiction to...