Mountain Ranch, CA asked in Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for California

Q: I was stopped for tresspassing on undeveloped land by 2 individuals using firearm search vehicle and instigate search

y a officer who said there were guns on my seat im felon i have been denied any motions due to them being frivilous according to my attorney i was denied a margesden motion by judge im missing stuff that should be in my discovery i had seen some deer cams and as far as i knew no one was supposed to be up there i had gone there to see how much seasoned wood i could get and had gotten turned around its 360 acres and i hadnt seen the area since the fire they said they received game cam pics waited till dark told dispatch there armed and i was cornered one of them is a felon and the only one who came to pre-limb i had a prior gun charge i went to prison then discharged parole then won my appeal on which was the first 2 pages of my discovery im told everything is irrelavent except im a felon and guns were in my truck ive been arrested 2 times for failure to appear cause of my lawyer writing the wrong date down which one of the times they gave me 3 felonies i really need some help thank you

1 Lawyer Answer
Dale S. Gribow
Dale S. Gribow
Answered
  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Palm Desert, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: THE LAWYER YOU RETAINED OR THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE COURT IS THE BEST PERSON TO ADDRESS THIS TYPE OF QUESTION.

DID YOUR LAWYER EXPLAIN TO THE COURT THAT YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR WAS DUE TO HIS/HER NEGLIGENCE?

IF NOT, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE TO ASK THE JUDGE TO SPEAK AT THE NEXT HEARING.

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