My question involves criminal records for the state of: California
Okay so I have finally received a response from the California DOJ about the incompleteness of my criminal record (I posted an inquiry about incomplete criminal history in California earlier this year) and it does appear that they have been able to confirm that something exists.
When all this actually occured in 1988 from a 1986 incident, my attorney informed me that this "wobbler" offense would be offered as a misdemeanor to me if I pled guilty, which apparently was done by my attorney for me on that day. I did not have to appear because it became a misdemeanor charge and not a felony filing. So my sentence was, according to my updated DOJ fingerprint record probation, community srvice and restitution. This is what my attorney told me as well, so I know that much is accurate any way. How is though that the Probation Department never contacted me about the terms of this sentence?
I was never contacted by the Probation Department about this whatsoever, and I lived at the same address for some time afterward and obviously never received anything in the mail. Apparently my sentence was to be 2 years of probation, but I was never informed as to anything, nor was I informed of any bench warrants being filed upon me for not fulfilling the terms, especially when I had been stopped for traffic tickets after this suppossed sentence.
I am doubly confused now, since I obtained a certification from the court clerk that the case number could not be located--but now apparently something exists. I will be paying a visit to the court clerk again next week, but seriously, can anyone explain this to me? In addition for this particular "wobbler", there is a minimum six month mandatory incarceration according to the Penal Code--of which I never did. Also for this particular section, if probation is granted it must be indicated as within "the interests of justice" to do so, and must be stipulated on the record. I don't understand at all.Thoughts?

