In California, can the victim of a crime decide not to press charges against the criminal?

If you ex is in contact with the victim he could be facing a couple more felonies for dissuading a witness and committing a felony while on felony...

Can I open my siblings mail if she was missing

Don't talk to the police. I don't think you have much to worry about.

I have two felony convictions. I would like to be able to put on a job application that I do not have a criminal record.

Expungement might be available depending on what your convictions are for. You may also be entitled to a Governor's pardon. Finally, the type of...

I was left on a remote road at 1:30 am my designated driver left me.i got a public intoxication charge. Now what

So I'm assuming you will give the contact information of your driver to your lawyer? That would help. I'm also guessing the video is dashcam...

1.2 million? That's murder level bail. There's no way this is just a misdemeanor problem. You should speak to a lawyer immediately.

What do l need to file with the court to get my seized evidence released back to me?

Many DAs offices also have a form you can turn in which requests specified property to be returned. Counties following this practice typically...

All sorts of questions go into "phantom driver" cases such as these: Where were the keys? Will your driver admit? What statements did you make? The...

Trying to clear old charges/warrant in CA from out of state. Do I really need to travel to CA to take care of this?

As long as the bench warrant permits recall, some don't, and you have a valid license and insurance now, you can often get the charge reduced to a...

I recently got charged with a petty theft. I have two other petty thefts on my record but those were over 10 yrs ago. Jail time?

If your only prior is a petty theft from 10 years ago, jail is unlikely. The item was low value and was recovered. If you have a variety of...

D.a. offerd me felony probation then summary prob. w/30 days jail. on a 496 does his mean he fears he will lose in trial

So absolutely nothing happened between the felony offer and what I assume is a misdemeanor offer? Same DA? No new facts? Same lawyer? Lawyer didn't...