Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
what is a general time waiver, my 16 year old son was in a fight, 4 were arrested, 2 of them 21, son and friend 16, son is charged as adult, because 1 of the 21 year old had a prior. My son has never been in trouble b4, good grades in school, good in sports, exelent attendance, respectfull at home and to others. I am his legual guardian, he is my first foster-child, he came to me Jan, 1996 at 11 month old, HE IS MY SON! He was named in local papers, my son is black, and I'm afraid that this has become political. I'm a widdow of a vet, I'm white, my husband was black, and in our over 30 years together, we have surely felt descrimination, so has my 16 year old son.
Please help me, I do not have the means to get my son a lawyer, never been given any transcripts from court, only seen my sons lawyer once for 5 min. in court hall-way, have had to corner any lawyer in court hallway, just to find out something. Please help me!
3 Answers from Attorneys
In Juvenile law, a minor has a right to go from arraignment to trial in 30 days(if minor is in custody) or 45 days(if minor is out of custody). A time waiver simply means the minor is allowing it to take longer between arraignment and trial so that their attorney can do some investigation or do whatever is neccesary to be prepared. That's all a time waiver is. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. I wish you well......... David Wallin
Help you? OK: make sure your attitude toward the attorney is good when you seek to speak to him, because he is the only one there to 'help' your son. Your son's is not the only case he has that day, probably at least a dozen are on his calendar. If you want personalized attention from your son's lawyer, you'll have to hire private counsel. His time is what you would be paying for, and he'll be happy to talk to you.
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