Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

why do i have two court appearances within days of each other? felony burglary, misdemeanor loitering and misdemeanor property damage i think. the felony was a misdemeanor but the day of arraignment it was uped to a felony. i have several priors and the felony burglary charge has a presumptive sentence. what does that mean?


Asked on 10/23/10, 10:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Why? What does it mean?

It means you face two different criminal charges that could put you in prison.

What can you do? Defend the charges. Go to court[s], enter a not guilty plea, arrange bail reduction or OR, set up and attend the court hearing[s] and trial date[s]. File 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 plea bargain for you. If serious about doing so, feel free to contact me.

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Answered on 10/29/10, 11:54 am


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