A DUI arrest on the 15 or the 40 near Barstow creates two cases at once: a criminal case at the Barstow courthouse and a DMV license case with a 10-day deadline. Here is how both work and what a defense looks like.

A DUI arrest by the CHP on Interstate 15 through the Cajon Pass or in Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, or Adelanto usually lands in the Victorville courthouse. Here is what happens next, the 10-day DMV deadline, and how these cases are defended.

A practical guide for drivers arrested for DUI in Redlands, Yucaipa, Loma Linda, Highland, or Mentone: who made the stop, the 10-day DMV hearing deadline, what happens at the San Bernardino Justice Center, and how first-offense DUI cases in the East Valley actually resolve.

Public intoxication, or "drunk in public," is a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 647(f). This guide explains the three things the prosecutor must prove, why many arrests end with a release and no charges, the defenses that work, and how diversion and expungement keep it off your record.

Sobriety checkpoints are legal in California, but only when police follow the Ingersoll rules. Here is what you must do, what you can refuse, and how a defective checkpoint stop can get evidence thrown out.

California prosecutes driving under the influence of marijuana, prescription medication, and other drugs under Vehicle Code 23152(f) and (g). This guide explains the elements the prosecutor must prove, why there is no legal THC limit, how blood tests and drug recognition evaluations work, the defenses, and what happens to your license.

You can usually decline the roadside preliminary alcohol screening test, but refusing the chemical test after a lawful DUI arrest triggers a one-year license suspension and extra penalties under California's implied consent law. Here is how refusal actually works.

Penal Code 1001.80 allows a court to divert a misdemeanor, including a DUI, for a current or former service member whose charge may be connected to PTSD, TBI, substance abuse, or another service-related condition. Here is who qualifies and how the process runs.

A practical guide to criminal cases in the Morongo Basin: who makes the arrest, where you are booked, what happens at the Joshua Tree courthouse, and how Marines, veterans, and local residents can protect themselves.

Arrested in Santa Clarita, Valencia, Canyon Country, or Castaic? Here is what happens from the Sheriff's station to your first court date at the Santa Clarita Courthouse, and how a defense lawyer changes the outcome.

Most California DUIs are misdemeanors. This guide explains the three ways a DUI becomes a felony: DUI causing injury under Vehicle Code 23153, a fourth DUI within ten years, and a DUI after a prior felony DUI, plus the elements the prosecutor must prove, the defenses, the penalties, and the collateral consequences.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Hesperia residents at the Victorville courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Apple Valley residents at the Victorville courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

Gramling Law Group defends DUI, domestic violence, drug, theft, assault, and felony charges for Barstow residents at the Barstow courthouse. Former public defender Daniel Gramling quotes flat fees up front.

A South Bay guide to DUI cases at the Torrance courthouse: the 10-day DMV hearing deadline, arraignment, what prosecutors must prove, common defenses, and realistic outcomes.

Reckless driving under Vehicle Code section 23103 is a misdemeanor, not a traffic ticket. Learn the elements the prosecutor must prove, the defenses that work, the penalties and DMV consequences, and how a reckless driving charge differs from a wet reckless plea in a DUI case.

A practical guide to Orange County DUI cases heard at the West Justice Center in Westminster: the arrest, the 10-day DMV deadline, arraignment, plea offers, and the defenses that matter.

Vehicle Code sections 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, and 14601.5 explained: the elements the prosecutor must prove, the knowledge defense, mandatory jail for DUI suspensions, impounds, and how these cases get reduced in Inland Empire and Los Angeles County courts.

A practical guide to DUI cases from Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, La Quinta, and Indio: the Larson Justice Center, the DMV hearing deadline, first court dates, and the defenses that matter.

A wet reckless under Vehicle Code 23103.5 is the most common DUI reduction in California. This guide explains what it is, what it saves you, what it does not, and when a prosecutor in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, or Orange County will offer one.