Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: charged with burglary/identity theft/petty theft

This is only, like the 6th or 8th time you have asked your question on LawGuru, if I'm not mistaken. (If I am mistaken, I apologize.) Anyway, what are you waiting for? Are you going to go to court without a lawyer? Are you going to go with the public defender and plead guilty? Are you in complete denial that there are serious charges pending against you, and you could go to prison? What is it going to take to get you to hang up from the Internet and call a lawyer and make an appointment?

Re: charged with burglary/identity theft/petty theft

Sort it out? Yes.

Get it canceled? No.

Defend you in the criminal court process using whatever facts and evidence you have? Yes.

IF you have admissible, credible evidence and witness testimony to show you are not guilty of the charges, then the charges could be dropped, or reduced in a plea bargain, or you might win an acquittal at trial. But, I don't have a drawer marked 'magic wand', and attorneys can't just make a phone call and get felony charges 'canceled'. The court system is designed to put people in jail, and it is the job of attorneys to try to prevent that.

Feel free to contact me when the dark reality sinks in and you get serious about hiring counsel to try to keep you out of jail.

Re: charged with burglary/identity theft/petty theft

Excellent advise from my two colleagues who have responded thus far!

Imagine this; you "jay walking" as law enforcement drives by the crosswalk. You are stopped for purposes of a ticket to be issued. Officer runs your name....

[Can you finish this hypothetical...?]

Let me help, it's off to jail you go.

Then, when the court reviews whether you can be trusted to appear for your court hearings, the fact you were "picked-up" is considered an aggravating factor in the decision to release you on your own recognizance (or for only a minimal bail amount). The alternative, you are held until the case is completed.

So, take responsibility and make arrangements for the proper handling of this matter.

I am available if you are SERIOUSLY interested in protecting your rights and defending this matter. But if not me; CONTACT SOMEONE (an ATTORNEY)ASAP before you are unpleasently surprised!

It's only a matter of time.

Re: charged with burglary/identity theft/petty theft

If your ex boyfriend is lying about his signature, he is the one who will eventually end up in jail. The way to prove it is his signature is through a handwriting expert. It would be unusual, however, for the DA to charge you with such a crime without first having their own handwriting expert confirm the signatures do not match you ex boyfriend's.