A question that is often asked is whether a Judge can throw someone in jail for not paying a Court ordered fine in a criminal or traffic case in the state of California. The answer may surprise you. Under CA law, a sentence in a criminal case requiring the defendant to pay a fine immediately…
An accused in a criminal case who is charged with a misdemeanor need not personally appear at the arraignment hearing, but may appear through an attorney. A written waiver of the defendant’s personal appearance is not required. Defense counsel’s verbal representations that counsel is authorized to appear on the defendant’s behalf are sufficient to establish…
It happens hundreds of times every day throughout this country, someone is arrested for a DUI. But what happens to the car? In many instances the police will leave the car parked in the same spot where you were pulled over and simply lock the keys inside the car. In other instances, the police will…
