Polite, QUIET, calm, respectful. Cooperate, don’t resist or be belligerent. The last thing you want to do is be uncooperative, rude, tough or belligerent with officers. That encourages them to describe in their report to prosecutors everything you do and…Continue Reading →
In routine, non accident DUI stops, No, they can’t “force” you. But, your refusal will result in an automatic one year suspension of your drivers license by DMV, regardless of anything else the criminal court might do to you….Continue Reading →
You are almost always entitled to represent yourself in court, as long as you are found by the judge to be ‘mentally competent’ to do so. Whether you should represent yourself is a different issue. The conventional wisdom is that…Continue Reading →
WHAT CAN I DO IF I BELIEVE THE ‘COPS ARE LYING’ ABOUT THE FACTS? Your attorney will explain to you the ‘burden of proof’ that the prosecutor must meet in order to charge you initially, and convict you at trial. That…Continue Reading →
HOW MUCH ‘TIME’ COULD I BE FACING? Again, the client usually wants an immediate answer as soon as he starts talking with the attorney. The only immediate answer possible is to explain what the Penal Code statute[s] call for. Every crime carries…Continue Reading →
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN ARRESTED? You want your attorney to tell you it is all going to be alright? The honest answer is that no attorney can predict the case outcome,…Continue Reading →
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME IN THIS CRIMINAL CASE, NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN ARRESTED? The honest answer is that no attorney can predict the outcome, nor even give a useful opinion, without reviewing and knowing about all…Continue Reading →
A prospective Client asked: I have a DUI case that I already was sentenced on and am on 5 yr of probation, with IID ordered, classes and programs to attend, but I am in financial trouble, my car getting repossessed, no…Continue Reading →