If you are charged with a crime, your attorney should tell you what you are facing, what your defenses are, and answer your questions. One of the first things I review with my clients is the level of crime they…
Cell Phone Use While Driving is Further Restricted – Vehicle Code section 23123.5 Cell phone use is now further restricted while driving. Up until January of 2017, the only restriction on cell phone use was that you could not use…
You can find out what the most likely bail will be in your case by looking up the “Standard Bail Schedule” in the county where you are being charged. You will always find that on the county’s superior court web…
What is the California PC 1000 Program, AKA Drug Court? Prior to arraignment or as expeditiously as possible, the district attorney will determine whether the defendant is eligible for the “PC 1000 Program” also known as “Drug Court.” If you…
Proposition 57 is already at work for juvenile defendants in Sonoma County Superior Court. Before this measure was decidedly passed by the voters on November 8, 2016, prosecutors could charge minors 15 or older as adults if they were suspected…
Press Release by the National Advocacy For DUI Defense Justin Milligan: Identified as One of the Top DUI Attorneys in Northern California by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD) Justin Milligan is a member of the National Advocacy for…
The booking process begins once someone is arrested. The booking process usually includes: Fingerprinting, photographing, and searching the suspect for contraband, drugs and weapons Recording the basic personal information of the suspect—more recently with CAM recorders A search of the…
DUI or Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Drug, or Prescription Medication. When contacted, you are required by law as a California driver to provide your license, registration, and proof of insurance. You do not have to participate in any…
If you are accused of a crime in Sonoma or Marin County, you can expect that the police are NOT going to give you helpful information beyond what they are constitutionally required to do. Cops are allowed to outright lie to…
“Criminal threats,” also known as “terrorist threats,” is defined by Penal Code section 422 as: The defendant threatened to kill or physically harm another person, The defendant made the threat either orally, in writing, or by an electronic communication, The…