Can charges be changed after someone pleads guilty before the court for the charge?: My bf is on parole and got arrested and charged with aggravated assault with seriously bodily injury. I texted my ex-bf and asked if I could come over because me and my bf were arguing. My bf and I worked it out, and a few hours later the police showed up because my ex called them. My bf was asleep and they made me wake him up and we both agreed everything was fine. They questioned me about the text to my ex and at that point separated us and I told them I was the aggressor not my bf but they arrested him anyway. I signed a afffiv of non-pros and sent a notorized letter explaining this to the court but they did not care. my bf plead guilty because he wants to get out of jail before he loses his job and wanted to come home. now the parole board will prob revoke his parole. PLEASE HELP
John’s answer: The charges cannot be changed after conviction, but it is not clear what you are describing. You should contact a lawyer in your area for assistance. He can be charged for a new offense which occurs on a different date than the original offense. He needs a lawyer, this is a complex situation and no one on the outside will be able to give you, or him, an answer.
Got a Move Over ticket, officer came to house next day with new ticket, Reduced Speed Required,:
Was Pulled over in MN coming into town, I was slowing down from 55 to 30 I did move into other lane along with slowing down. The cop gave me ticket for move over and two days lay came to my house with new ticket, Reduced Speed Required ticket, 32 in a 30mph with letter and this is what it said.
Dear Ms , ,
Enclosed please find a copy of a summons issued as a result of the traffic stop I had with you on 9/13/2013. After looking at the statue I should have not cited you for Move Over, the correct cite is for Reduced Speed Required. This was my fault and I’m sorry for that. I VOIDED the cite # I issued you yesterday. If you cannot appear on the date set, contact the court immediately to make other arrangements.
What should I do?
John’s answer: You can go to court and discuss the case with with the prosecutor, or retain counsel to do that for you. Not sure what you mean by move over, unless it is unsafe change of course. A prosecutor may not want to get a conviction for two miles over. Really it is difficult to guess at what you should do, you may want to discuss it with a lawyer in your area.
If someone was charged of a crime and was actually framed, and told state attorney and your attorney you were framed, then when: you request a trial and at the pretrial they all of a sudden dismiss all charges. Since this caused a person to lose their home and belongings and their job, can a person go back and sue the county for loss of income and property? The state had no evidence it was all just hearsay, but was incarcerated for over 2 months before all charges were dropped
John’s answer: It would be difficult, you would likely need to show that they knew the charges were false all along and pursued them knowing that. You should talk to the attorney who represented you and to a civil attorney in your area who may be able to advise you as to your chances of proving up a case.