Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

abuse

The person has been in jail for more than six month's with a bail of 1,000,000 for fighting with his girl but she refuse to press charges and has not shown up for court but they refuse to lower the bail and they are asking for a three strike or a deal of six years with him servicing 70 percent of that time he is using a public defender.


Asked on 3/14/03, 6:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: abuse

I don't understand what your question is. Without seeing the police report and other evidence there is no way to determine if there is an abuse.

Further the district attorney may well have sufficient evidence for a conviction without the victim's testimony. The da can also serve her with a subpoena. Then if she does not appear in court the judge can and will issue a body attachment. This will result in her being taken into custody and held in jail until she testifies.

Juries seldom believe the victim when she changes her story at trial.

If you have no faith in the public defender, the family should get together and hire a private attorney.

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Answered on 3/15/03, 11:25 pm


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