Redding, CA Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

In Utah, you can refuse to testify against your spouse in court. Let the prosecutor know that you intend to invoke your "spousal privilege" to refuse to testify.

If you?re asking the price of a motion to set aside a plea, most attorneys [me] would probably charge you a few thousand dollars to prepare the motion and have the court hearing on it. By the way, you need to understand that such motions are not likely to succeed unless you have strong legal and factual basis to show that it is in the interests of justice to grant [none of which you have stated]. Just because you wanna or your lack of inquiry into the consequences of the plea, are not good grounds. You know the clich, ignorance of the law is no excuse. I will take your money and file the motion. Make sure you agree to the risk/reward issue in spending that money. Contact me if serious about filing. By the way, even if successful in setting aside the plea, that will not affect DMV's automatic license suspension you are already appealing. By the way, success would however result in you being forced to go to trial on the criminal case, and pay the fees associated with that, because there will certainly be no plea bargain offered to you again by the DA. You don't annoy them and then expect to be treated gently. By the way, I generally charge $500-750 for a local DMV hearing, when done in conjunction with a criminal defense on DUI charges. I do so as long as the client understands the burden of proof required to win such appeal, and agrees to the risk and cost.

It depends on type of probation (felony or misdemeanor) and what terms of probation you have left to finish. You need to go down to the court and pull your file. Then have the clerk check as to what terms you have left to complete. Given the amount of time that has passed some Judges would just assume give you custody time to close out your case so you may want to get an attorney to assist you.