Ray Hrdlicka – Presenter – Attorneys.Media “You mentioned earlier that they should consult with a lawyer. But should they hire a lawyer? And I think you answered that a bit; it all depends, of course, on the case, and whether or not they can handle it themselves. Is that the criteria?” Andrew Dósa – Personal […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Is there a difference between the application of probation in a case if the defendant has prior convictions versus no prior convictions?” Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “Well, I think the answer is yes. Probation is much more interested in the case with someone
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Why don’t they do in-chambers negotiations anymore?” Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “It’s a little more time consuming, but it seems to me that’s appropriate. There are some case that simply require that amount of attention. I will say, in Solano County, you will
Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “I will offer this, the most challenging probation that’s imposed, is always in a case of a drug addiction, possession, or use kind of case. Because if a person is using, then the vulnerability is always there. ‘Where am I going to get my next
Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “There’s a third scenario where parole can be granted, and that’s in felonies. And it wasn’t that common, about 10 years ago, until the legislation started to change. Now, it’s much more common. What happens with parole as an alternative, for offenders… in the old
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “How often does that happen? Where the District Attorney and the defense counsel, private counsel or public defender, they have a deal and then it is thrown out, changed, dramatically at times, by the Judge?” Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “Generally, my experience is
Ray Hrdlicka – Presenter – Attorneys.Media “Whenever someone talks to me… ‘well, how do I hire a lawyer? What do I do? Who do I hire?’ My answer to them is, whoever you talk to, whoever you hire, you have to feel very comfortable and trust that lawyer. So what do you do to establish
Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “In every criminal case, there are court fees…there are, sometimes, the cost of probation. That’s an expense that simply is borne. I guess that’s technically a form of restitution. But, whatever the court system will impose in terms of costs, the court security fee for
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, basically, you address their unreasonable belief in what they’re going to get out of it. But that comes from everything they hear about…a number of articles and television programs where they hear about people making an incredible amount of windfalls. So people enter this process thinking this is
Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “For a lot of people, probation is almost a setup for failure.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Now that’s interesting. Please, elaborate on that…” Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA “It’s because if they are always going to have a
