Ineffective assistance of counsel (i.e. bad legal advice) is a basis to set aside the CWOF and return the case to the trial list. You will need a...

I assure you that the public defender does not need outside help researching the law. As Attorney Redmond said, public defenders are experts in...

Can a person travel for a short vacation out of USA if he has a pending case?

If he has a pending criminal case he may have been ordered to surrender his passport, or not to travel outside a certain area, but that would be...

If the case was dismissed prior to arraignment, that usually means even the DA recognized that the case was bogus from the get-go. It is always...

I plead guilty to dui in mass.probation for a year.planned family vacation in Aruba all paid for last year.can I go?

You'll need a travel permit. Probation officers do not have authority to grant international travel permits, but judges do and I agree that they...

Your PO might well haul you in front of a judge for it, but the bottom line is the judge can't surrender you unless you've wilfully violated your...

Is my OUI fightable if the cops never saw me driving?

First, this is an excellent example of how talking to the police can hurt you -- one of their biggest problems with the case was identifying the...

This is not really a statute of limitations issue. Your father would have needed to sign the "hearing request" section on the back of the ticket...

Is it worth going to college when you have charges pending against you?

In addition to what the other lawyers said, keep in mind that criminal charges can go on for a long time. Ask your lawyer how long it will likely...

Don't do it! Cancel the interview and call a criminal defense lawyer. It's way too easy to talk yourself into trouble in one of these interviews,...