Negotiation with Prosecutor After Arrest
The San Fernando courthouse pretty much controls the north end of the San Fernando Valley in terms of criminal cases that occur there. So, when the police arrest people in that jurisdiction, they'll send the case to the San Fernando Court; it certainly makes sense that you want to know how the court system works.
You want to also know how they prosecute those types of cases. Since I've been doing this for 26 years in the San Fernando courthouse, I have a pretty good idea of how the prosecutors will handle the criminal case. Remember, the police cannot file criminal cases. They can only arrest people for criminal cases, and a lot of times, they inappropriately arrest people and send them to court.
Then I talked to the prosecutors about the case, and the prosecutors realized that the police did not do an extensive investigation and that, often, these cases were not filed in the first place.
So, don't make the mistake of thinking that just because the police arrested you or a loved one and sent your case to the San Fernando courthouse, that means you have a criminal case filed against you.
Only prosecutors—whether District Attorneys who prosecute felonies or City Attorneys who prosecute misdemeanors—can charge these types of offenses.
So, the first thing that's going to happen in a criminal prosecution is you'll either be cited in court where you're sent something in the mail or the police give you a citation in your hand and tell you to appear in court or you'll be arrested.
Posting Bail and Court Date
You'll post bail, and the bail bondsman will typically give you a half-slip of paper that tells you which courthouse to appear in, what time to appear, and what date to appear. This is when you have to get an attorney right away to start working on your behalf and make the right moves to help you.
In other words, your attorney is your champion. Your attorney is the one who is going to make sure that whatever moves are made on your behalf are made in such a way that you either avoid a criminal filing.
If there is a case filed against you, you make the right decisions at the right time. Hence, you get the best possible resolution because when it comes to a criminal filing in San Fernando court, once the case is resolved, there's usually no going back, so you have to do it right the first time.
You're going to end up going to court. Sometimes, you'll go to court because you were arrested, and they'll bring you into custody. Your attorney can argue for an OR release, where no money will have to be paid to bail a person out.
There is a pretty good chance in most criminal cases to get an OR release in the San Fernando jurisdiction because of the Coronavirus. The jails are overwhelmed with too many people, and prosecutors and judges realize that it's only the most severe cases and most serious offenses that they should be keeping people in custody for right since you're 15 times more likely to get the Coronavirus while you're in control.
Experienced Criminal Lawyer
When you're facing a case in the San Fernando court, you need someone with extensive experience like me. With thousands of cases handled over the years, I'm there almost every day of the week, dealing with the prosecutors, supervisors, and judges. You can trust that I know what it takes to get the best result for your case.
You've got to have someone on the inside track who knows what it takes to get the best result. That's one of the things that we're going to do in the process of defending your criminal case in San Fernando.
We determine whether the case needs to be litigated and fought through a jury trial or whether the government has the evidence it needs. You should negotiate with them through me, your criminal defense attorney.
Once they get you into court, they're going to set bail, assign your judge, and set a court date, and that's when you've got to sit down with your attorney and start making the decisions that will affect you for the rest of your life.
Call Hedding Law Firm If Charged with a Crime
I stand at the ready. I've handled thousands of cases in the San Fernando courthouse going back to the early 1990s. I've worked for the District Attorney's office, so I see the prosecutor's perspective.
With a career that spans back to the early 1990s, I've handled thousands of cases in the San Fernando courthouse. I've seen cases from the prosecutor's perspective, worked for a judge, and defended people just like you with remarkable results. I genuinely care about my clients and am committed to getting them the best possible outcome.
Hedding Law Firm is a criminal defense law firm located in LA County at 16000 Ventura Blvd #1208 Encino, CA 91436. Call (213) 542-0940 for a free case review, or fill out our contact form.
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