Open Container Charge and Potential Impacts on Probation

You should take a look at your terms and conditions of probation. They probably require you to report all contacts with law enforcement. It is...

My 16 yr old son got an appearance ticket for possession of an open alcohol beverage.

Beware of advise you get from out-of-State attorneys! There is no such thing in New York as 6 months probation. Did your son accept an...

If you are sued for paying not paying a civil demand can you fight back if you were given no other options?

I doubt you signed a civil demand. You likely signed a trespass notice directing you to stay of the store (or the entire chain) for a specified...

If you were called in by a detective to be arrested at the station. Do you technically have an arrest record?

An arrest is an arrest, whether the police come find you or you voluntarily surrender. The question is whether you will be left with a criminal...

Shoplifting

I don't see where the defense is... even if the guard's account is false, she still thought your friend was stealing and your friend was found with...

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Can this statement made to Loss Prevention be suppressed?

I assume the Loss Prevention Officer works for your employer.... if this is correct, there is no suppression issue because the LPO is not a State...

Can I sue the city or D.O.C for unlawful imprisonment if I was being detained for a case that eventually gets dismissed?

You have two possible claims - false arrest and malicious prosecution. I have handled many of these cases and have some large one's I am working on...

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Chance of getting Civil Demand Letter if stuff is getting rewrapped at manufacturer?

You may get a civil demand letter but I advise my clients to ignore them, even if you get follow-up letter or calls. I've never heard of a store...

I had been arrested in new york 6 months ago

It sounds like you received an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal ("ACD"), which means that your case is adjourned for 6 months and will be...

What happens if you are released in nassau county on ROR after serving time and waiting to be sentenced to start probabtion.....

A new arrest violates the terms of your plea agreement. Most judges usually say they will give you whatever promise was made if: 1) you come back...