Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

minor with an adult

I was with 4 minor males and a 15

year old girl at a neighborhood

jacuzzi. I'm 21. I brought alcohol but

nobody consumed any. All the males

are my neighbors and close family

friends. I picked the girl up from her

friends house where she was living at

the time and we all went to the spa.

The cops came and sent everyone

home. They called the girls parents

and the parents picked her up. The

next day the parents called me and

said the cops are sending me a letter

from the supreme court and will have

to appear. The officer told me there

would be repercussions. I am friends

with the girl. Me, her, and the mom

all know there was no sexual activity.

Also the cops acknowledged that the

alcohol was never drank and nobody

had drank anything. It was after all

the minors curfew. Can I get in

trouble? I wasn't aware that going to

a neighborhood spa with minors after

their curfew was illegal. Advice.

PLEASE!


Asked on 7/16/08, 11:53 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: minor with an adult

Can you get in trouble? Duh. You already acknowledge the police say they are taking the case to court. Doesn't that sound like trouble? You should immediately consult with an experienced criminal defense attorney. He may be able to keep this from going to formal charges, or minimize the charges. Say nothing to the police or anyone else. Exercise your constitutional right to 'shut your mouth' before conviction yourself while trying to be 'helpful' to the police. If this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me if serious about defending yourself.

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Answered on 7/17/08, 1:22 pm
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: minor with an adult

Nothing you describe is a crime. Either the police and prosecutors believe there is more to the story or the people who told you to expect "a letter from the supreme court" are just trying to scare you.

It may be the latter, since any case brought against you would be in the superior court, not the supreme court, and you would first learn of it from the prosecutor, not from the court.

Then again, messages like this tend to get garbled as they are passed from one person to another; by the time you typed it into this website it may have been quite different from what officials originally told the parents.

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Answered on 7/17/08, 12:43 am


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