Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If he has a lawyer, you should be speaking with him. Of course, if your boyfriend has a PD, I understand why you're asking other lawyers. You really should be contacting an experienced attorney. This charge is a LIFE-CHANGER, and he needs a law firm who will actually fight for him. As a Former Deputy D.A, I know how bad the system can be. Call someone who knows how to fight for a client. I wish you both well...............David

If he already pleaded guilty, plea bargaining is supposed to be over, waiting now only for sentencing. Ask his attorney what the plea terms were.

If he doesn't know what happened, then why on Earth did he plead???

If he wants to TRY to withdraw the plea and actually raise any defense to the charges, he should be hiring new counsel immediately. 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 fight and get the best outcome possible, using whatever defenses and sympathies there may be. I�ve been doing these cases for many years.

Plea bargaining is mostly with the prosecutor, not the judge. And as the name suggests, the time to bargain is before entering a guilty plea, not after. Your boyfriend has virtually no leverage left at this point. If he doesn't already have a lawyer, he should get one immediately. That way his interests will be better-protected at his sentencing.