What kind of attorney is best when I have a BS in criminal justice under my belt?

An attorney who specializes in your problem and locale is always the best kind of attorney. It is also important that you get along with them well.

There was a miss understanding that I was shoplifting is this a real criminal case?

The "letter from a lawyer" is a civil demand that is authorized by law. The good news is that it's not worth their while to make you pay. They'd...

Every state's system is different. In MA, you can't file a criminal complaint against an unknown person because the clerk's office wouldn't know...

Can a probation officer ask you to take a drug test if its not under the special condition?

They can ask, but you aren't required to if it's not a condition of your probation. Remember to check not only the probation order (often...

CORI check

The CORI record is maintained by the Mass. commissioner of probation, and includes all MA state court cases. Sometimes it also includes federal...

I have a 10 year probation i did 5 yrs can she let me off early

It depends. As the other attorneys have said, a motion for early termination is up to the judge, not the PO. Attorney Redmond is right that it...

If the court grants a "application for criminal complaint" to a citizen, who prosecutes it and are they obligated to?

When the citizen files an application for a criminal complaint, it would ordinarily go for a hearing before a clerk-magistrate. The...

Crime to check no to question

I agree with the prior answers that it's not a crime, but that lying on a job application is considered good cause to not hire the person, or to...

This would generally fall under the broad category of forgery of a document and/or uttering a false document. There are also a host of specific...

If someone is on probation and is arrested with class a possesion for personal use how much jail time would they face?

The violation of probation may not be this person's biggest problem. $14,000 worth of heroin is almost certainly trafficking charges, which carry...