Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

What Now

A car is reported stolen by a person but his girlfriend whom he shares the car with had it. She let her friend borrow it and her friend was arressted for stealing the car. since it was a misunderstanding between the couple how do they cancel the case and get the friend released


Asked on 10/23/07, 8:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Anne Marie Healy Law Offices of Anne Marie Healy

Re: What Now

You will most likely be contacted by the D.A.'s office and you can tell them how you plan to testify. Your friend needs to get an attorney, who will most likely also have an investigator contact you, and will find out how you will testify. This information will be helpful in persuading the D.A. to dismiss the case. Tell your friend not to be concerned if, in spite of doing all this, it appears that it's going to go to trial. Many times the D.A. is playing "chicken" and hoping that the defendant swerves first, i.e. pleads guilty rather than go to trial.

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Answered on 10/24/07, 11:02 am


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