by hardbiemedia | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Before January 1, 2018, a person who was arrested but never charged, or who had his or her charges dismissed, would have to live with an arrest on his or her record, or file a difficult to win Motion for a Finding of Factual Innocence. Great news, a new California law... by hardbiemedia | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Prior to the passage of Prop 64, many marijuana crimes were classified as felonies and misdemeanors. Under the new laws put into place after the passage of Prop 64 by California voters, many of these prior felony and misdemeanor crimes are now reclassified as... by hardbiemedia | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I posted ideas back in November 2016 speculating on how Butte County would regulate recreational marijuana growing and I would like to update you all on what Butte County came up with since then to regulate your “rights.” The code section regulating... by hardbiemedia | Jun 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you were arrested for a crime but the DA never ended up filing charges against you, you may be wondering if they ever will. You may also be wondering how long it will be before the DA is barred from filing charges. The statute of limitations is a law that says... by hardbiemedia | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my previous post regarding Penal Code section 1001.80 pretrial/ pre-plea military diversion, I wrote about a California Court of Appeals decision (VanVleck) holding that military diversion is unavailable to military veterans and current service members charged with... by hardbiemedia | May 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Who’s Eligible? The court’s authority to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor comes from Penal Code section 17(b). If a person has been convicted of a felony that is a “wobbler” (a legalese term for a crime that could be charged as a misdemeanor...