How much am I looking at to hire a criminal defense lawyer for petite larceny?

If you are unemployed and cannot afford an attorney, the Court will appoint you an attorney at arraignment. The case will result, most likely, in...

If the ban was for X years, that was your agreement, and entering during the time that you knew you were not welcome would constitute a trespass.

Any criminal def. Attorney's in Suffolk county that take cases pro bono, or accept payment arrangements besides legal aide ?

In all counties in NY State, there are attorneys who accept cases pro-bono. If the matter is criminal and the defendant cannot afford an attorney,...

Legality of a video-based website that would give sexual abuse victims a forum to tell their stories and name untried abusers?

I do not see how the site would be breaking any criminal laws in New York State. The question regarding whether the site would be lible for...

What constitute an excessive bail in a criminal proceedings

The term excessive bail means different things to different people. To a defendant, bail is excessive when it's more that his family can raise. ...

Deportation

Your motion to vacate was denied and now is on appeal. Your conviction will still pop up upon a record check. It seems that Immigration will...

It is better than an ACD because it takes effect immediately. Your record shows no convictions but the arrest would still show up if the search is...

For some reason, DWAI convictions although violations, are not sealed, possibly because they form a foundation for raising future violations to...

Does "open-file discovery" affect the 45-day pretrial motion time period?

The fact that the prosecutor elects to provide open file discovery, does not effect the 45 day rule nor the ability of your attorney to file...

Indictment and statute of limitations

A bit too complicated to answer here. Make an appointment with a criminal attorney to discuss in depth. Suffice it to say, if he was not hiding,...