Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If i am on informal probation, what happens if i get arrested?

I'm 23 have two weeks till i go to court, for them to clear me from all charges(possesion of a controlled substance). I've finished my program. Everything was going good. Then i was outside of a party i was attending when cops thought i was a guy who robbed a house down the block. I was in Newport Beach on the walkway between the beach and the houses right there on the beach. The people identified me as definetly not the guy who robbed them as the guy was a white man wearing a white shirt with white bandana, i am mexican and was wearing a black shirt. As the police searched me they found that i had a small quantiy of meth on me. So they arrested me for that, possesion of a controlled substance. What should i do? how do i handle this situation? When i go to court in two weeks do i mention it? do i have to say anything about this, since my court date for my arraignment of this new charge isn't for another month?


Asked on 3/25/06, 10:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: If i am on informal probation, what happens if i get arrested?

You get yourself an experienced attorney to speak for you in court, and do your best to get this handled properly/effectively. You risk the first court charging and sentencing you with probation violation and jailing you on the original charges and sentencing. You MAY be able to get your first probation completed before this new charge comes to court. Contact me if interested in doing this right.

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Answered on 3/26/06, 4:52 pm


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