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It is very difficult to prove a person received a summons for jury duty. I know of only one case (in another state) in which a person was prosecuted for failing to respond to a summons. The person in that case had told a subordinate she would be fired if she answered a jury summons and mentioned how he had ignored a summons. The subordinate did show up for jury service and was fired--and the media made quite an issue of this and then it crossed the prosecuting authority's mind to prosecute the...
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You may need career advice more than you need legal advice. In this tough economy, potential employers can and often are very choosy. There are other potential employers, however, that had their own youthful indiscretions or simply believe people deserve a second chance. I hired a number of people and if they had good references, performed well on an interview, and did well in school it was very easy to overlook some past issue. Not all employers, by the way do background checks. I think you...
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I have seen recently a number of questions on avvo regarding sex offenses. To give a competent answer to most of these questions, including this question, requires more information. Providng that type of information, however, on the internet is probably not a good idea. Considering how serious a charge this is, the principals should be talking fact to face to an attorney.
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The court normally prefers people to be represented by counsel and normally will give you some time to find a lawyer. If you are going to hire a lawyer, the court may expect you to have at least scheduled an appointment to meet with an attorney before granting a continuance. Lots of lawyers offer free initial consultations so I would be scheduling an appointment as we speak.
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I think most lawyers are uncomfortable answering the question about cost on AVVO partly because different lawyers have different fee arrangements. I would suggest you will be better served getting cost estimates by calling lawyers/law offices directly.
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The chances the case can be amended downwards depends on some of the factors you cite--the jurisdiction.court your case is filed out of, your performance on the field sobriety drills, your driving, the negotiation skills/tactics of your lawyer also can influence the plea negotiation process.
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Charges have not been filed (but may be filed) by the prosecutor so the case is under investigation or INV. Your friend is being investigated for Theft in the First degree which is a Class B felony and also for Trafficking in Stolen Property--which is knowing the property is stolen, negotiating to trade/sell the stolen property without lawful authority. I hope this helps
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Possession of drug paraphanelia is a misdemeanor. Posession of methamphetamine is a felony.
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An appeal bond does normally stay the imposition of a jail sentence until the appeal is resolved. The appeal bond might be actually more than the bond at trial because you are no longer prsumed innocent. It may have been an oversight not to address the issue of an appeal bond in your case.
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Certain stores have a policy in which they won't agree to a compromise of a misdemeanor--buth there is certainly no harm in seeing if the store manager will agree to a compromise
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