If you've been arrested anywhere in Merced County, your case is heard in one of two courthouses. Most criminal matters, felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions, run through the Ogletree Jr. Courthouse on N Street in the city of Merced. If you were arrested on the county's west side, near Los Banos, the Robert M. Falasco Justice Center on G Street handles its own criminal calendar. Which building you walk into depends on where the charge originated, and it changes how the case moves. Knowing that before your first appearance saves you from showing up to the wrong place at the wrong time.
Karan Saini is based in Modesto, and he defends clients throughout the Central Valley, Merced County included. What he carries across the county line is the part that actually transfers. He spent years deciding which cases to file and how to try them, so he reads a charging decision the way the people who made it do, and he uses that to find where a case is weakest.
The firm takes on the full criminal slate: DUI, domestic violence, theft, drug charges, and the violent felonies that carry real prison exposure. Karan speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi, and the firm offers services in Spanish, so you can explain what happened in your own words.
Consultations are free. If you've been charged with a crime in Merced County, call 209-809-1634 before you talk to police or sign anything.