Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Drug Paraphenalia

The time to look for legal guidance was before you entered the plea and not after. You also haven't provided some important details about your case -- like whether you actually did submit to the drug test and what the results were. Regardless, there is probably not much you can do now.

It is very difficult to do undo a guilty plea; unless the plea was entered after the court denied a motion to suppress evidence, you basically have to show that you were not adequately told what you were agreeing to or that you were improperly pressured into entering the plea. The only other alternative is to challenge the adequacy of the evidence to support the plea, but that one rarely works.

If you promptly seek a certificate of probable cause from the judge you may be able to bring an appeal, but nothing you have said suggests that such a request would be granted.

I regularly handle criminal appeals and you should feel free to contact me directlyif you want to discuss the specifics of your case.

Re: Drug Paraphenalia

Then you should not have pled guilty. There is nothing that can now be done.

Re: Drug Paraphenalia

I want to add something to my earlier response. If you were sentenced less than 60 days ago, you may still be able to bring an appeal which challenges the sentence even though you probably cannot challenge the conviction itself. Such an appeal will only succeed if you can show that the sentence was illegal or that the judge imposed it in an illegal manner. You cannot simply argue that a more lenient sentence would have been more appropriate given the facts of your case.

Re: Drug Paraphenalia

This question is in the category of Whining. You ask us for legal advice after you pled guilty and your case is over. Almost certainly your $2,262, or not much more, would have purchased the services of a competent attorney and almost certainly you would have gotten a far better deal. Now you have to do jail time and you have DUI on your record. Next time seek legal advice at the start of your case, not after it is over.

Re: Drug Paraphenalia

Hopefully you will cut meth and meth users out of your life now. That is a drug that the courts recogonize cannot be used on a casual basis. If you use it you are addicted until you stop completely. It ruins the user's life and those around them.