It's a year because it is a domestic violence case. There is no legal mechanism under CPL 170.55 for early sealing. However it is not impossible...

How much time could my son do and where?

It doesn't right that he is sentenced to drug court without a drug conviction or charge but assuming what you said was accurate and he was only...

No permission from probation for DWI in NY, leave to California, is a felony?

It would be a violation of your probation, not a new felony. You can be resentenced up to the maximum jail of your original conviction. It is a...

Am i required to now submit a dna sample for case that was resolved over a year ago upon my completion of 60 days in jail?

It is mandated by NY State law that your DNA is required to be on file by the nature of your conviction, which almost every misdemeanor is, then...

Is there a such thing as an incompetent jury?

Respectfully this isn't a forum for hypothetical questions.

In New York State does an employer have to notify the employee upon hire that a random drug test can be given?

This is not a criminal defense question but rather an employment law question. I've adjusted it.

My son (19) had oral sex with a 14 yr old girl in school....she didn't report it, but the school did....what could happen?

It seems likely that he will be charged with Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree, a class D felony punishable up to 7 years in jail and...

Charged with petit larceny

No one on here can answer this with certainty. Best to be truthful in all responses. God luck.

I missed my 6 community service dates twice and now I am going back to court for the third time.

Is the broken finger a recent occurrence in an ongoing failure to perform your punishment? Even with an injured finger, you should have shown up...

I believe in NYC the music cannot exceed 42 db as measured from inside a neighbors house. I don't know what the standards are in Nassau County. ...