Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Feeling violated! Strip search after being pulled over for non working tail light but was never issued fix it ticket or even one for lack of Ins. Then couple months later In Feb 2012 we got pulled over leaving fast food drive+thru by 6 police vehicles was detained while officers did vehicle search and was told they had search warrant for home. They placed my son in back of police vehicle with me as we waited for my mother and father to come get him. I was of course in hand cuffs since I am some big drug lord. When they removed my son so he can go with grandparents they searched his pockets and asked did Mom give you anything or ask you to do something for her? Doesn't seem legal and has changed my sons view of Police. After house was raided me and my husband each received a ticket for pipe. He was driving when pulled over and had suspended license which they made a misdemeanor not traffic violation. Case for pipe was dismissed but when sentenced for the driving on suspended license my husband was placed on informal probation and ordered to do 30 NA meetings can they do that on case that has no drug charge? We have been harrassed for years my husband at one point paid of tickets to get lic but they found a excuse to resuspend. My husband has no lic because he made bad choices as teen and wasn't able to pay fines he was homeless due to mothers addiction problems. He works hard to provide for our family and has to work so when his ride falls through he drives himself but then gets pulled over for what should be a fix it ticket until see no driver lic. And then they charge him with that and nothing else. Never for speeding or anything like that so why can't he get a restricted license for work ? It seems like the they want him to lose job and turn into the person they accuse him of being, drug dealer/gang banger and have showed my son that even if you do nothing wrong the police can "treat you bad, say, and do whatever even if your good guy it makes them mad that they were well wrong" they have embarrassed us multiple times yelling at my mother "you know they have dope their dope dealers" but my son is smart he knows we don't such things and went from wanting to be a officers to not trusting them. Help plsaae


Asked on 10/07/14, 7:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Zadik Shapiro Law Offices of C. Zadik Shapiro

They can only require NA meetings if it was a negotiated sentence or

if there was a Harvey waiver. A Harvey waiver allows the court to consider unconvicted counts

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Answered on 10/08/14, 12:35 pm


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