Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

The outcome of your son's current charges depends mostly on whether you hire an attorney. It also depends on your son's involvement in the crime. Good luck...

Expect vigorous prosecution on the felonies.

Of course you can fight the charges. When arrested or charged with any crime, the proper questions are, can any evidence obtained in a test, search or confession be used against you, and can you be convicted, and what can you do? Raise all possible defenses with whatever admissible and credible witnesses, evidence, facts and sympathies are available for legal arguments, for evidence suppression or other motions, or at trial. Not exactly a do it yourself project in court for someone who does not know how to effectively represent himself against a professional prosecutor intending to convict and jail you. If you don't know how to do these things effectively, then hire an attorney that does, who will try to get a dismissal, diversion, reduction or other decent outcome through plea bargain, or take it to trial if appropriate. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. I�ll be happy to help use whatever defenses there may be.

I do not know how any attorney can even give a general answer to such scant facts. Is it a felony or misdemeanor ? Is this residential or commercial burglary ? What are the facts, underlying the charges ? Speak to a criminal defense attorney in or near your area NOW. Most criminal defense attorneys give FREE consultations as I do. As a Former Deputy District Attorney and a certified criminal law specialist who has been a part of well over 10,000 criminal matters, my advise is talk to a lawyer you trust NOW, before any resolution is reached by a public defender. That will most probably NOT be in his best interest.....I wish you well.....David Wallin