Many people that are issued citations for misdemeanors, or even those released on bail for felony charges, don’t know what happens at an arraignment.
At an arraignment, you are arraigned on the charges against you. What that means is that a judge must read you the complaint, listing the crimes against you, and [...]

Thanks to Mr. Carrillo’s hard work on my case, my criminal case was dismissed.  I was facing a misdemeanor charge involving possible municipal code violations that could have greatly affected my livelihood. My licenses that I used for my business were at risk in this case. However, due to his diligence and hard [...]

One Way To Possibly Get Your Case Dismissed: Civil Compromise
Under Penal Code section 1378, if a victim appears before the court and acknowledges that he received satisfaction for his injuries, then the court may grant a dismissal of the pending charges. Therefore, in a hit and run type of case, if a victim’s car [...]

The need for a restraining order can arise in any case in which a person feels in fear of their safety and in fear of harm by another person even without prior instances of violence. Many times, restraining orders are necessary when a girlfriend or boyfriend gets beat up by their significant other and [...]

Grand theft is a felony which could carry some heavy immigration consequences. Grand theft is considered a crime or moral turpitude a conviction of which could lead to your deportation from this country or could find you inadmissible. However, if you can get the crime reduced to a petty theft offense where the [...]

Mr. Carrillo worked very hard on my restraining order case and got it dismissed even with a pending criminal case against me. He argued against the restraining order being granted and because of his points, the judge denied the other party’s request for a restraining order. I will definitely refer people to Mr. Carrillo in [...]

What if my blood alcohol content (BAC) was way over the legal limit??
In California, the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.08 for anyone over 21 years of age. If you are under 21 years of age, the legal BAC limit is 0.01. That means with just a sip of alcohol, if [...]

What happens if the police officers don’t read me my rights?

Your Miranda rights grants you a right to not make any statement that may incriminate you after you are arrested. The person in custody must, prior to interrogation, be clearly informed that the person has the right to remain silent, and that anything they [...]