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answered on Nov 5, 2021
If you seriously want to be licensed to practice law in California without attending law school, then you have to participate in the California Bar Association's "law office/judge's chambers program." You can read about that here:... View More 
If I rent an apartment and and it has a safe that has been bolted to the floor it's not mine do the police have jurisdiction to search it
answered on Nov 4, 2021
With a valid warrant, yes. Without a warrant but where there exists what the law calls "exigent circumstances," yes. But also in the law, everything is in the details, and so it is possible that the search may have been unlawful. So for a reliable answer to your question, the details of... View More
would it be a reason to get that evidence throw out?
answered on Nov 4, 2021
Yes, the wrong date could indicate the test result is not based on your sample. But it could also be a clerical error of lesser impact. In either case, there are many ways that a drug test can become tainted and unreliable as evidence of guilt. You may want to discuss the matter in greater... View More
answered on Nov 4, 2021
A plea agreement with the prosecution can always be withdrawn by a defendant until it is presented to and accepted by a court. Once the court accepts the agreement, it may agree to a withdrawal if (1) both prosecutor and defendant make the request, or (2) there was some illegality in the manner in... View More
He pulled out and bat threatened to hit me. He ened getting attested and they changed me for kicking car door.
answered on Nov 4, 2021
If you are asking whether kicking the car door of a vehicle that does not belong to you can be charged as a crime, the answer is yes. If you are asking whether the charge is defensible, the answer is also yes. For a more specific answer as to whether you have a good defense in this particular... View More
I'm also a survivor of domestic violence is there help for victims of crime charged with a crime
answered on Nov 4, 2021
Your question raises a number of issues. If a warrant has been issued for your arrest in a new charge, it will remain active until either (1) the warrant is recalled when you go to court for your arraignment, or (2) some jurisdictions allow warrants to be discharged if bail is posted before one is... View More
answered on Nov 4, 2021
Prosecutors typically do not offer any sort of plea deal before arraignment, as they have no incentive to do so. And neither should your brother, without first discussing the incident in detail with his defense lawyer, and not before his lawyer has reviewed whatever evidence police have collected... View More
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