Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

defendent wa sentenced to 365 day in county jail after 27 day she was released. The co-defendent is still in county jail after 3months what can I do about that ? The co-defendent took a plea deal in order to avoid prison like the P.D. has told him.


Asked on 11/18/09, 2:24 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Marshall Law Office of Robert L, Marshall

Is this in Los Angeles? The LA jail is overcrowded, so they often release people who have only served a small portion of their sentences.

However, just because she got a break doesn't mean he will. The jail administrators might have decided to release her early because they had too many females, or she might have had a less serious criminal history than she does.

The codefendant or his lawyer would be in a position to do something, if anything can be done. You do not have authority to deal with someone else's case.

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Answered on 11/24/09, 6:25 pm


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