My question involves criminal law for the state of: CALiFORNIA
My Husband accepted a plea bargain of state prison for 5 years for attempted murder on me? It was actually an escalated DV case, which he was heavily intoxicated at the time. He had a few prior DV cases, which were mistamenders, and had not completed any of his programs. The judge turned down letting him go into a recovery home, because it was not his first offense. I did not want to press charges on my husband. There has been a restarining order, so I have not been allowed to visit him. I do not want the restraing order. Can I get it removed? He has been in county jail for one year now, and will finish his sentence in prison. Is there any way I can appeal this, or get a sentence reduction for the amount of time he must serve? How much time will he serve for a violent crime? Are there any programs in prison that he can do that would reduce his entence time? Thank you.

