My sister in law(25, no record) was arrested on St Pattys Day for a DUI and a very small amount of cocaine(less than a gram). This was in Los Angeles. She got a lawyer. And they worked out a deal to take classes and her record would be clean. I think it's called "diversion"
My sister in law is extremely irresponsible and immature. She failed to sign up for the classes because money was an issue. And she made things much worse when she failed to appear in court 2 weeks ago. The judge issued a warrant. She was picked up 2 days later. Judge saw her the next day and refused to even speak with her. He gave her a court date on 12/15 with no bail. She is now in LA county jail. She will serve 17 days before the next court date.
I have no experience with the law. The initial lawyer worked out a payment schedule for her. She failed to honor it. So this lawyer isn't a resource for us.
The public defender has offered no information. We called but she did not call us back until yesterday. Yesterday she said the judge must wait for the probation report to make a decision. She said this "probation report" takes 2 weeks.
Can anybody tell me what she is looking at on the 15th in court? Will she have the opportunity to complete the "diverison" deal? Will the judge revoke it? Is she looking at more time in prison?
We called another attorney a family member gave to us. This lawyer was extremely shady. Used scare tactics and insults to try and get us to give him a $2000 retainer. We passed on this guy. Were not sure if we should get another attorney or work with the PD.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

