Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Drug Court Rights

SOUNDS LIKE WE SHOULD TALK. Larry Wolf

310 277 1707

Re: Drug Court transfer

Would that everyone's problems were this easily remedied. = )

The good news: you simply need the Court to order that you attend the program in your area. This shouldn't be a problem.

The bad news: this requires you to return to court in Long Beach (or wherever you were convicted) and get your case "advanced," that is, put on calendar that day. This requires you to go to the (criminal) clerk's office at 7:30a.m. and stand in line to request that they send your file into the courtroom and allow you to see the judge to request a "modification."

You will be told which courtroom to go to and the judge will call your case. When he does, stand up and explain that it is very difficult for you to attend the program so far away from your home and work; request that you be assigned to a center nearer to your home. You shouldn't have any problem.

If you do run into trouble, or if you need someone to appear for you to request the modification on your behalf (to avoid the hassle of having to appear yourself), or if you just want a little more coaching, feel free to give me a call or email me directly. Or you can find a criminal defense attorney in the Long Beach area. The charge for a single appearance for this type of requested modification is generally minimal. (In fact, I don't charge my own clients for future requests of this kind at all.} If you were represented by a private attorney initially, you should check with him/her to see whether (s)he would appear for you to get the transfer.

Good luck,

JACQUELINE GOODMAN RUBIO

714-879-5770 office

714-612-7865 cell

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