Can I apply for a gun permit with an assault charge?

The Connecticut laws prohibit persons with felony convictions or a Connecticut conviction of assault from receiving a pistol permit. If your plea...

The polygraph process is subject to many variables and is not recognized as reliable evidence. But, the subject's answers to questions are...

Both of those charges carry driver's license suspensions as penalties which will most likely impact your family's insurance costs. The reckless...

"Innocence" is not a basis for a pardon as far as the pardon's board is concerned. Only rehabilitation. That said, offenses characterized as "sex...

You would be best served talking to your original lawyer about this idea. Having disposed of your case, what you are contemplating is really a...

Though theoretically a possibility, for a number of reasons a pardon under these circumstances would be against all odds. Sexual offenses are of...

Subbing the criminal charges to the non-criminal violation of "creating a public disturbance" gives you the opportunity to resolve the situation...

My son was stopped and they found unprescribed xanax on him. What is the typical penalty in CT?

It depends on the amount of xanax they found and his prior criminal history, if any. There are diversionary programs available for first-offenders...

You may be thinking of the "good time earned sentence reduction credit" that reduces an inmate's sentence by days off a month and months off a year...

When does double jeopardy apply: at start of prosecutor's case/evidence or after verdict?

In a jury trial, when the jury panel is selected and sworn in. In a bench trial, when the judge begins to hear evidence.