by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 19, 2017 | Felonies, Misdemeanors, Three Strikes
Bail is the means the Court uses to ensure a defendant shows up in Court. Basically, by setting a “price” for the defendant to be released from custody of the jail on bail, the defendant has something at stake – money – that can be lost if he...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 11, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Expungements, Misdemeanors
California Voter’s approved recreational marijuana for statewide use last November 2016 with Proposition 64. What many may not know is that the passage of the Proposition is that the law was changed not just to allow future use and possession/ cultivation of...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 8, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Traffic Cases
Holiday season means DUI checkpoints increase across the State of California. DUI checkpoints are legal and police may use them in an effort to protect public safety, if they follow certain guidelines in setting up and operating the checkpoint. Vehicle Checkpoints and...
by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 4, 2017 | Felonies, Misdemeanors, Three Strikes
If you are sentenced to State Prison, County Jail, or County Jail as a condition of probation, you are ordinarily entitled to “half-time” credits, unless you committed a violent felony (a type of “strike” offense) requiring you to serve the...
by Denis Honeychurch | Nov 21, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Misdemeanors
As of September 28, 2016, Governor Brown approved a new regime governing restricted licenses in DUI cases. Currently, for a first time DUI, there is a mandatory “hard” suspension period of 30 days, after which the driver can apply for a restricted license...