Articles by Topic or Issue (Miscellaneous 5 & up)

Miscellaneous Continued

5. What Information Should I Expect in a Free Consultation?

6. Can an Attorney Guarantee a Result in a Criminal Case?

7. My Car Was Towed – How Do I Get It Out of Impound?

8. What Is an Office Hearing? Is This Good? How Long Is It?

9. Why Is Trial So Expensive? Why Can’t It Cost $1,000?

10. What Is Veterans Court? Who Is Eligible? How Does It Work?

11. What’s Second Chance Women’s Re-Entry Court? Who’s Eligible?

12. What Is Co-Occurring Disorders Court (CODC)? Jail Involved?

13. My Attorney Won’t Do What I Tell Him to Do – Fire Him?

14. I Received a Subpoena – What Should I Do? Ignore It?

15. I Got a Subpoena; Am I Too Far Away? Do I Get Witness Fees?

16. I Was Arrested, But Not Cited and Released – Illegal?

17. Procedure for Identifying & Questioning Witnesses to a Crime

18. When Can a Deposition Be Taken in a Criminal Case?

19. How Broad Is Brady? Exculpatory and Impeachment Material?

20. What Is a Motion to Obtain Privileged Psychiatric Records?

21. A Second Dismissal of a Felony Case? Can We Celebrate?

22. My 995 Motion Was Improperly Denied. What Can I Do?

23. Is Innocence Required for Malpractice Action for an SVP?

24. Can I Sue My Criminal Defense Attorney for Malpractice?

25. What Can One Do to Minimize Prejudicial Case Publicity?

26. What Information May an Attorney Disclose in a Pending Case?

27. Can I Get a Copy of My File from the Court and If So, How?

28. Can a Defendant Choose the Judge for a Marsden Hearing?

29. Penal Code § 1385 – What Is Required? The Limits?

30. What Is Discriminatory Prosecution? What Is a Murgia Motion?

31. You Want to File a Motion to Change the Prosecutor?

32. Are You the Target of Vindictive or Retaliatory Prosecution?

33. When Can One Disqualify a Judge from Hearing a Case?

34. What Are Proper Grounds to Disqualify a Judge for Cause?

35. How Can One Challenge an Erroneous Photo Identification?

36. How Can I Challenge a One-Person Showup That Identified Me?

37. Why Won’t the Police Give Me a Copy of the Police Report?

38. I’m a Victim of Identity Theft – How Can I Fix This Mess?

39. When Is a Pre-Trial Identification Unduly Suggestive?

40. I Was Convicted of a Felony – When & How Can I Vote?
41. Can I Serve on a Jury After Being a Convicted Felon?
42. What Are My Rights of Employment As a Convicted Felon?
43. When Are Polygraph (Lie Detectors) Results Admissible?
44. 8 Crimes That Lead to Suspension of One’s Driver’s License
45. What Is Collateral Estoppel and When Does It Apply?
46. When Is Evidence of Silence Not an Adoptive Admission?
47. Double Jeopardy? Murder Charge After Plea to Accessory
48. Is Failure to Testify Overt Act, Accessory After Fact?
49. When Does Successive Petition Bar Habeas Petition?
50. Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted When DA Says Issue Moot.
51. Subpoena Facebook & 7-Factor Alhambra v. Superior Court Test
52. Case Dismissed by Judge During Trial for Brady Violations
53. Breaking a Phone – Dissuading a Witness (PC 136.1)?
54. Change of Venue Based on Heinous Crimes Alleged?
55. State of Mind Exception to Prior Uncharged Acts Evidence.
56. Does Wende Apply to Appeal Denying 1170.95 Relief?
57. Conviction for Recording Confidential Communications?
58. Opening the Door on Character Evidence (Evidence Code 1102(a))?
    
59. Penal Code 632.7, Unlawfully Recording Communications
60. Improper Photo Lineup: When is it Unduly Suggestive?
61. What Are Improper Grounds for Dismissal under PC 1385?
62. When Does the Marital Privilege End During Divorce?
63. AB 124: Intimidate Partner Violence or Sexual Violence
64. Motion to Vacate Denied Under PC 1473.7(a)(1) Affirmed
65. I Want to Appeal, But How? When? Deadlines?
66. Appeals: In an Opening Brief, What Should be Stated?
67. Helpful Information About Subpoenas for Documents & Videos
68. The Right to Subpoena Electronically Stored Information
69. Taking a Deposition in a Criminal Case Out of State
70. What is a Petition for a Writ of Coram Vobis?
71. Police Report Wrongly Excluded as Double Hearsay
72. Manhattan Beach May Not Restrict Short Term Rentals
73. State Court Prisoner Seeking Federal Habeas Relief
74. Is Pro Per Filing OK in Post-Conviction Relief Appeal?
75. Can a Judge Grant a Motion if the Case Was Dismissed?
76. Improper Venue in Orange County Based on Evidence
77. Does California Shield Law Protect Recordings of DA?
78. Excuse Juror Who Thinks Courts Treat Black Unfairly
79. Motion to Recuse and Disqualify a Civil Case by DA?
80. Lawyer Did Not Get School & Jail Records – IAC?
81. Return of Cash from Police When No Forfeiture Action
82. Black Lives Matter Motion to Recuse DA Proper
83. Parolee Rights at a Parole Rescission Hearing
84. Exhausting Administrative Remedies for Prisoner
85. No Cumulative Prejudice Shown for Habeas Petition
86. Two-Year Deadline for Petition for Factual Innocence
87. Habeas Denied Despite Letters Saying Another Shooter
88. Conviction for Dissuading a Victim or Witness Affirmed
89. How to Avoid a Fish & Game §§ 2001 or 2002 Lobster Case
90. Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Protect Everything
91. Landlords May Ask for Criminal Histories of Tenants
92. Factual Innocence Found Under Penal Code 1473.7(a)(2)
93. How to Untangle Theft of Your Identity in a Crime
94. When Must a Complaint Allege Aggravating Factors?
95. Your Rights After Your Car is Impounded – VC 22852
96. California Racial Justice Act Claim in Appellate Court
97. Making a Prima Facie Case under Racial Justice Act
98. California Racial Justice Act Case Specific Inquiry
99. Why Having an Attorney Who Fights Everything is Bad
100. Federal Expungement: Plaintiff Must Show Concrete Harm
101. What is the Serrato Exception to Double Jeopardy?

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