Criminal Defense

[Chawncey]

California Law/ I have been accused of assault with a deadly weapon. My Public Defender wanted me to plea guilty to a One Strike Felony. I never assaulted anyone. I have never owned a gun, held a gun,in my life. I had no weapon of any kind. This accuser has another family member acting in collusion. I had no motive, no probable cause. there is no evidence. The owner of the house simply wanted to evict me and steal my family inherited property. They did not want to lawfully evict me so they made up this sensational alleged charge. I filed a Civil Lawsuit, Unlawful Eviction and theft of just under, $50,000 of personal property. How do I defend myself. I insisted on going to trial because I am not guilty of this alleged charge? I offered to take a Voice Stress Exam but I was told it would not be admissable. I have submitted 10 Letters of Character References from people that have known my family and me for a minimum of 25 years. What else can I do. The Public Defender is not pro active. I essentially am representing myself. Please Help Elyse St Laurent

[CdwJava]

Your public defender may not be as proactive as you like, but that is probably because he or she sees that the things you want done are not relevant or helpful to your defense.

Also, please keep the discussion in ONE thread, not two. I would recommend closing this one and continuing it on the other thread.

- Carl