Veterans Treatment Court
Eligibility Requirements Are You Eligible for Veterans Treatment Court? Important: Having a case moved to a VTC must usually be done through a court order from the judge in the case,…
Drunk Driving
A DUI arrest may result in a driver being charged with one or more of the following criminal offenses. The police may also file related charges to the DUI arrest, such as traffic violations, and speeding or running a traffic light, open container, drug possession, or resisting arrest. It just gets worse.
YOUR RIGHTS
Know Your Rights! When you are arrested, you are taken into custody. This means that you are not free to leave the scene. Without being arrested, you can be detained,…
I AM INNOCENT
The criminal justice system is a lot like fishing. When you fish with a net you often get fish that you are not trying to catch, ones that do not belong in the net
DEFENSE STRATEGY
Developing a Defense Strategy You work closely together with your criminal defense attorney to develop a defense strategy. Your defense strategy will typically emerge as you work with your criminal…
LEGAL PROCESS
ARRAIGNMENT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT: ARRAIGNMENT/FIRST APPEARANCE: At the arraignment, you are formally advised of the charges and your constitutional rights. Bail is often set during the arraignment. You should have your…
WHO CAN ARREST ME
All law enforcement officers – such as police officers, county sheriff officers, investigators in a district attorney’s or an attorney general’s offices and highway patrol officers – can arrest you whether they are on or off duty, in most cases.
POSSIBLE DEFENSES
No matter which approach is taken this is the ground from which the defense strategy will grow.