Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Hello, I created property damage at my apartment complext by pushing in my locked door. My wife would not let me in. No excuse this is simply what happened. Some yelling is all. Then I left, and seperated from my wife. I did break the door. While I was leaving, which we talked about before I left and decided that my father in law who is a Professinal framer would come and replace it. Now while I was leaving got a text from my wife that the police had shown up and the neighbor below had called them. Everyones now involved. No charges are pressed but am told that property landlord weants to press charges, I've never seen them or been back there since. My father in law came and replaced the broken frame and also installed for my wife a beautiful security screen door. The landlord/ mainetanace came the next day and still wanted to be paid because they said it was their job to fix the door. 134$ was paid, then I was told they still wanted to press charges against me and I was not allowed back. My name was takin off the lease.

I got a call today from an indian speasking fellow expressing that i have charges pressed against me and I need to call a Ronnie Cooper to find out the details. And that I was in trouble. I looked up the number he wanted me to call. its in CA, but I also looked the reports about this number he wanted me to call. Lots of bad things about dept collection and other things like this.

My question is it possible to press charges against someone who is not in the arrea and paid the fix it bill and replaced the property above its previous status and who has not caused problems since?

I have looked up warrents under my name which I found not any.

My wife and have since recociled, if she needs help to move would that be a problem because we are moving back in together?


Asked on 1/11/12, 11:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Joe Dane Law Office of Joe Dane

You're right to be skeptical.

Only the court can issue a warrant and only the prosecuting agency in your jurisdiction can file criminal charges. You can contact the DA's office in your area to see if a case has been submitted against you and/or charges filed.

The other possibility is that the landlord is suing you in small claims regarding this and they're trying to serve you with the lawsuit.

Something seems highly unusual about this.

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Answered on 1/11/12, 12:56 pm


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