Unless it’s a federal case, which every lawyer in good standing can practice in, the lawyer must be a member of the NY bar to practice in NY. The...

One thing that isn’t clear to me is how were you issued a refrain from order if you were never arrested nor went to court? Who issued an order of...

Instead of lawyers guessing as to possible reasons it was advanced, why not simply call your lawyer and ask them? Odds are, they agreed to or were...

The fact that the person is a minor won’t affect whether the store security sends the video, which they do in shoplifting cases.

Pleading guilty and paying the fine will not result in points on York driving record and will likely be cheaper than flying back.

Legally yes you can but if you were the prosecutor, why would you give one? You received a break as a first time offender and in their mind didn’t...

Yes assuming you have no other warrants and aren’t on probation or parole, you should be released on your own recognizance. However, you should...

You are legally incapable of consenting to sex u til you’re 17 in New York. The 21 year old can be arrested and charged with statutory rape.

If it’s returnable to a criminal court then the overwhelming likelihood is that you’d be dealing with a prosecutor.

I believe since the indictment is sealed no information would have been given to the Office of Court Administration which runs that site. That site...