Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: domestic violance

If convicted of a misdemeanor, your brother is facing up to a year in jail, though that seems unlikely. If he is facing a felony, he may receive up to a year in jail and probation or 2, 4 or 5 years in prison. Unless there are facts which are not apparent in your message, he should receive ptobation and that probation will involve 52 sessions of domestic violence counselling, drug terms, weapons terms, and might require some time to be spent in rehab, hopefully in lieu of jail. You can read about the mandatory conditions of probation in Penal Code section 1203.097(http://www.leginfo.ca.gov). If I can be of further assistance to your brother, please contact me.