Shoplifting accusation

If you are released on your own recognizance you will not have to post bail. That is what the phrase means. The bail commissioner who makes that...

You'll need to talk to your ND lawyer about this, but it's unconstitutional at the federal level to punish a person for being homeless. There is an...

How to fight Airlines charging different rates. Rates going down after actual purchase.

It's very common that no two people on an airplane paid the same price for their seats. The airline is under no obligation to follow a model in...

Is making out considered public indeceny even though the clothes remained on

Attorney Rich is correct about what the state would have to prove to convict of open and gross lewdness. The only think would add is that a charge...

Why do i have to pay the lawyer if he not even helping me?

First, if you have only just been arrested and had your first pretrial scheduled, there may not be much for the lawyer to do during this time. ...

Is a citizens arrest legal if the person was not convicted of a felony? So they commited the felony but were not convicted.

Check out Commonwealth v. Harris, 11 Mass. App. Ct. 165 (1981) which discusses this question in some detail. In Massachusetts, "citizens' arrest"...

Can they do that?

If he has $700 in outstanding fees, he could be incarcerated for failure to pay, but only if the failure to pay was wilful (on purpose) and not due...

If you choose to retain a lawyer, do so now and do not wait until you get the summons. You may need time to shop around for an attorney, make an...

Is legal for an employer to have video surveillance in a private business without the employee knowing

Massachusetts does not have any law against having video surveillance in a place of business, but if the cameras also record audio, that would be a...

What are my options on enforcing a judgement pending she claims she can't pay?

Massachusetts Small Claims court includes a built-in procedure to enforce payment orders after you win. In the first phase, you prove that she...