How does community service affect my trial?

Your performing community service is in no way an admission of guilt, nor can it be used against you at trial (mostly because performing community...

How do I get a restraining order vacated in MA?

You can move to have some or all portions of the restraining order vacated. The matter will have to go before a judge, who is supposed to make...

How much time is my friend looking at ??

Stealing prescription medication is a felony under General Laws ch,. 94C, s.37, which states: "Whoever steals a controlled substance from a...

The charge of A&B is charged the same whether it us a domestic or non-domestic A&B. as such, there is nothing to downgrade or change. A 12 year...

A lawyer can contact the clerk's office in the courthouse and determine if you have any active warrants. It is a simple task and can be...

It depends on which type of CORI is being pulled. If someone doing a background check on you requests the CORI, (assuming that the party...

Hi i got a speeding ticket while i was driving back from newyork

Appeal the ticket at a clerks hearing. If the clerk finds you responsible, appeal it to a judge. You'd be surprised how many cops dont show up to...

Pretrail

What you say the judge told you was mostly true. Whenever a person is charged with a crime, that person can either deny she committed the crime or...

How do I get my boyfriends criminal case dismissed? I falsely accused him of hitting me and breaking my door in my apartment.

You've done about all you can do. The DAs office knows you are not on board, but their policy may be to not dismiss any domestic violence charges...

Can someone legally retract a statement about another person when they've been arrested? Is that considered an " utterance ?

An important question is whether or not the friend's statement, "He had nothing to do with it", can be used at your nephew's trial, either in a...