Call the police and explain that your former step-mother has possession of your property and refuses to return it. Its called theft.

Your failure to surrender yourself in is a new crime. It is called bail jumping and could result in a new prosecution and additional charges and,...

An attorney is legally and ethically allowed to charge you a fee for the time he/she spends on your file. The attorney is obligated to turn over...

Without knowing more facts it would seem that the DA is precluded from re-opening the indictment as violation of double jeopardy.

I can only assume that this is a NY state case and not a federal case or a case in a different state jurisdiction. Generally, the defendant would...

Hire a lawyer right away and fight this. If there is truly a video it will show the truth. If the video shows that you did not cheat then you...

Your attorney should ask the court to indicate on the Order of Judgment and Commitment (J&C) that you require medical treatment while incarcerated....

SAP is simply the name of the courtroom at the courthouse. SAP stands for the summons part. It is the courtroom in which. you need to appear.

A sentence of "time served" means just that: you are sentenced to the time you have already served, whether it be one day or one second, so long...

What is clear is that you made a first mistake (shoplifting) and now want to compound that mistake by missing your court date AND then also not...