To answer your questions in order. Yes, any criminal charge is serious. It could affect your present and your future: employment, housing,...

If there is a warrant out, then you need to clear it as soon as possible. Yes, there should have been a Clerk's Magistrate hearing before a...

When a Defendant in a Criminal Case Fails to appear in court, it is usually called a Default in MA. That means that a warrant would issue for your...

The defendant will appear in the original state to answer to his charges there. At his first appearance since his return his newly appointed...

When you have a warrant the best thing to do is turn yourself in as soon as possible. If you do not want to go to the police station, for whatever...

To Follow-up on Attorney Lewin's response. 1. If the police have a warrant to seize and/or search a phone, then they have reasonable belief that...

The context of that conversation is important. Were you advising a friend to destroy evidence on his phone that would incriminate him? Were you...

Your Summary is a little confusing, but I will try to answer. A Summons needs to have a proper address. If its wrong, then it may be an issue...

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You obviously know that he is in violation of his probation or pre-trial bail conditions by cutting off a court ordered bracelet. The court has...

Have you given any thought to calling the Probation Department and specifically your Probation Officer and asking them if there is a problem? ...