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Mary Frances Higdon

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  • What does exclusion of confidential information mean?

    Mary’s Answer

    When certain personal, confidential information needs to be filed but should not and cannot be accessed by the public (oftentimes one's social security number) a Notice of Confidential Information needs to be filed, alerting the parties that something of this nature has been filed.

  • I want to know whether or not I should be worried about the prosecutor taking the case?

    Mary’s Answer

    There is a good chance the prosecutor will file charges. The answer about how long you have typically depends on how many non-jailed individuals with pending charges they have before you to review. If you want to see if a warrant is active for your yourself you can check the IN MyCase site but it is better in my opinion to already have a lawyer so that they can contact the prosecutor's office about the situation before charges are filed by the prosecutor's office.

  • How do I handle my MIP ticket?

    Mary’s Answer

    The police make an initial charging decision, and then they turn the case into the Prosecutor's office who looks it over and decides if the charge was correct, and if additional charges could or should be brought. Mr. Graham is correct in that you will likely be eligible for the diversion program which is designed to keep minor offenses off of one's record for first offenders.
    Some benefits of hiring a lawyer are 1) they can likely keep you out of court altogether, 2) you have someone trained in the law to look over the police report and make sure the encounter with the police was a legal one, and 3) to as a liaison between yourself and the prosecutor's office.

  • What do I need to do?

    Mary’s Answer

    I would call an attorney to discuss, so as not to discuss the details of your situation on a public forum. Any lawyer who practices criminal defense will be able to guide you in the right direction after hearing about what occurred.
    Mary Higdon

  • What will happen to me?

    Mary’s Answer

    Which County did this occur in? If it's in Kokomo, I would recommend finding a local lawyer.

  • What should I do?

    Mary’s Answer

    Feel free to give me a buzz. 812-961-8333.
    Mary Higdon

  • Notice of Exclusion of Confidential Information Defendant's Identifiers

    Mary’s Answer

    The above answer is spot on! It has nothing to do with anyone snitching on others, just a way to protect personal information from the public.

  • When monitored conditional release with case management UDS what does that mean?

    Mary’s Answer

    The pre-trial supervision program is fairly new - I'm not sure what UDS stands for. You could call the probation dept. and ask them. Their number is 812-349-2645.

  • If I'm on probation and I move and switch to another county and I miss an appointment can they arrest me?

    Mary’s Answer

    Theoretically they could file a petition to revoke your probation and request an arrest warrant. My advice would be to get a hold of your probation officer immediately to explain situation and try to re-schedule.

  • Why would a police department catheterize someone?

    Mary’s Answer

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    Sounds very odd. Typically they'll ask one to give a breath test, not a urine test. If someone won't submit to a breath test, they'll ask for consent for a blood draw. If consent is not given, they can seek a warrant for the blood draw. The whole catheter thing is something I've never heard of. Which county did this occur in?