Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

A friend came to my home in a stolen car. My son later parked the car in different spot at our apartments, not knowing car was stolen,and he had a key. The police pulled in and arrested my son, when in court my son was charged with receiving stolen property. The person who came in the car was also arrested upon walking up on the scene and charged with driving without owners concent, when in court charges were dropped on him and he was released before he even made it before the judge.

My question is this if there is no original charge of Grand Theft auto, but driving without concent and then that even dropped, how can my son be charged still with receiving stolen property if property was not considered stolen and there is nobody being charged of stealing said property. This is so unbelievable especially since the police watched the original driver drive in and watched car, then did arrest upon second driver my son got into car.


Asked on 3/13/11, 9:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Your son needs a lawyer. A lawyer will be able to look at the charges, and evaluate fully the evidence that the prosecutor turns over during discovery, to determine whether the charge is baseless, or your son has any defenses. It is not possible for anyone here to evaluate why the prosecutor dropped charges against the other person, without looking at the case and speaking to the people involved.

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Answered on 3/14/11, 8:49 am


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