Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

i was arrested the charge was 11173(a) hs obtain cntrl subs by fraud. i was getting a prescreption from a fake doctors call in,am i going to do any jail timeand what can i do to reduce the charge down to a meisdemeanor. i have prior convictions for dui.


Asked on 11/23/10, 9:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Hire an attorney that knows what to do. No amount of free 'tips and hints' from here or anywhere else are going to help you in your defense, other than the advice to exercise your 5th Amendment right to SHUT UP and do NOT talk to anyone except your attorney about your case. If you are arrested and charged with a crime, the proper questions are, can you be convicted, and what can you do? Defend the charges. Go to court, enter a not guilty plea, arrange bail reduction or OR, set up and attend the court hearing[s] and trial date[s]. File evidence suppression or other motions as applicable. Raise all the available defenses with whatever admissible and credible witnesses, evidence and facts are available for legal arguments for motions, plea bargaining, or at trial. Go to trial if it can't be resolved with motions or a plea bargain. There is no magic wand to wave and make it all disappear. If you don't know how to do these things, then hire an attorney that does, who will try to get a decent outcome or plea bargain for you. If serious about doing so, feel free to contact me. I�ll be happy to help you use whatever defenses you may have. If you can't afford private counsel, apply for the Public Defender.

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Answered on 11/29/10, 12:21 pm


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