Criminal Defense Q&A: Can I Disqualify the D.A. If I Know Her? She’s the Daughter of My Last Landlord
Question: What if I personally know the district attorney who's pushing my domestic violence case forward ? Is this ok? I'm going through a domestic violence case, being charged falsely due to a lying girlfriend. She wanted to change her statement to tell the truth but the D.A.'s office keeps…
New Law Ensures that Domestic Violence Offenders Surrender All of Their Firearms
Effective January 1, 2018, once a person is convicted of domestic violence — whether as a misdemeanor or as a felony — he must relinquish all of the guns that he owns.[i] Passed in November 2016 as Proposition 63, this new law ensures that domestic violence offenders actually give up…
Criminal Defense Q&A: My Husband’s Ex Placed a Restraining Order on Him —How Can He Lift the Order So that I Visit Him in Jail?
Question: How do I go about trying to get a restraining order expunged? My husband is currently in San Quentin state prison. He will be coming back for resentencing to Sonoma County sometime in February. The restraining order was filed by an ex girlfriend 10+ years ago. Due to having…
Criminal Defense Q&A: Is My Conviction Eligible for Expungement? And How Soon Can I Get It Expunged?
Question: How do you know if and when you can have your criminal record expunged in Contra Costa County? I'm trying to find out if my criminal record in Contra Costa County is eligible to be expunged. If so is there any advice on how I would about starting the…
Criminal Defense Q&A: I Was Arrested for Domestic Violence a Year Ago, but Never Charged — How Do I Find Out if the Case Has Been Dismissed?
Question: How can I find out if my case/charges have been dropped? I was arrested last year for domestic violence and drunk in public. I was arrested, posted bail and went to my court hearing a few days later where the DA said they didn't have enough evidence for a…
The Striking Differences Between the Only 2 Ways to Seal Your Arrest Record in California
In California, there are now two ways to seal the record of an arrest that did not result in a conviction: (1) by obtaining a finding of Factual Innocence; and (2) by sealing the arrest record via a new law known as the Consumer Arrest Record Equity (“C.A.R.E.”) Act, which…
