I was arrested on a criminal misdemeanor, i am not working but the judge is making me hire a lawyer, i am not sure what to do

Eligibility is not determined solely on current income. I'm guessing you have assets that you wish not to use but unfortunately you may have to.

I know someone who has a vop 0065 warrant but wants to go to the local college, will he be picked up there by authorities?

Your "friend" couldn't be making a worse decision. He is going to take out loans, pay thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in tuition and...

My brother filed a no third party contact restraining order on his ex who I am friends with. can her and I still talk?

Typically no third party contact means you cannot contact the protected party through a third party. For example if you wanted to send your...

I bounced a check for 142 can I go to jail?

IF it was accidental, it's unlikely to be prosecuted. There are many factors that a prosecutor could look at in forming an opinion as to whether...

When your begging charged for robbery,asult and placing person in coma but person recovers and drops charges do u still have two

The victim of a crime cannot drop the charges as they are not a party to the action. The state of NY is bringing the action via the District...

Adult,robbery,and battering another

Self defense may be a good defense to the assault charges but a poor one for the robbery charge unless the property you took was something that was...

Is assault on a child different from reg assault? If so how are they different and are the stature of limitations different?

Typically the statute of limitations on felony assault cases is 5 years. The age of the child is a factor in the seriousness of the assault...

Will it make a difference if I have my petty theft record expunged before green card interview?

New York does not expunge criminal records and a good immigration should know that. You do not say what the result of your shoplifting case was. ...

Can I revoke/modify a plea deal before sentencing in NY if terms were not what I thought?

Your attorney can make a motion to withdraw your plea. But it seems like a waste of time and money if the basis of your withdrawal motion is that...

I agree that this site is not for hypothetical musings (or law school assignments) although there are many legal public forums for general law...