How Criminal Cases Work
The Arrest When the police arrest someone (the defendant), they take him or her to jail. Then, 1 of 3 things happens: • The defendant is released if the prosecutor (usually the district attorney or […]
Courts
Traffic Appeals
What is a Traffic Appeal? A traffic appeal is when someone who loses a case in a trial court (such as a person who is found guilty of a traffic offense in a trial court) […]
Clean Your Record
The information provided here deals with adult convictions in California and is about record cleaning options that might help you reduce the impact of your California state criminal record. Sometimes people talk about this as […]