Five Sentencing Alternatives That Can Keep You Out of Jail – Even If You’re Guilty
If you’re facing criminal charges, you may be thinking to yourself, “if I get convicted, do I have to go to jail?” Not necessarily. Incarceration is a potential punishment for all felony and misdemeanor crimes.i However, incarceration is not always imposed. In other words, just because a person pleads guilty…
My Loved One Was Arrested and Taken to Jail – Should I Bail Him Out?
Finding out that a family member was taken into custody can be stressful. Your instinct may be to help your loved one, to get him out of jail and back to a place of safety. But before you pay good money to bail him out, you should be aware that…
Criminal Defense Q&A: Police Caught Me with Heroin, But Didn’t Write Me a Citation – Can I Still Be Arrested?
Question: What happens if I got caught with heroin and they didn't write me a ticket in California ? I got pulled over and they found heroin and paraphernalia, but they tried to cut a deal and wanted me to set up a deal with my dealer. They wanted me…
Why Does the District Attorney Reject Cases?
Even if a person is arrested, he might not be charged with a crime. This is because each decision – the decision to arrest and the decision to file charges – is made by a different authority. Police arrest someone when they believe that he has committed a crime. But…
