Hello, I was picked up for accidentally shoplifting at a local store. It was valued at 39.95 and now I have a court date.

You should retain an attorney to represent you on this matter. An attorney might be able to get the charge dismissed based uopn the limited facts...

I agree with the other attorneys, it depends on if the defendant plead guilty yet in front of the judge. If not, then he can change without too...

Will I go to jail for not payng $130 to target. Even though I didnt steal anything?

If you were not arrested, you have nothing to worry about. I advise my clients not to pay the civil demand sent to them by the store's "lawyer"....

Arrested for Dwai?

If you didn't have anything in your system, the charges should be dismissed. You should still hire an attorney to make sure this happens as quickly...

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If you can't afford a lawyer (as most college students can't) the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. But I don't think you should...

A 17 year old having sex with a 16 year old is sexual misconduct, a class A Misdemeanor (PL 130.20). A 16 year old cannot legally consent to sex...

As stated in the other answers, failure to obey a traffic control device.

The police can refuse to write a report if they don't believe you, however, if you sued them and won $5000, it sounds like it ended ok.

I got a DWI, my lawer charged me $4,000. I paid half and its going to take me another 3 months to pay the rest is this okay?

You need to speak to your lawyer about this. Some attorneys are flexible about payments, others are not.

How long can they hold you in jail if u are charged wit a felony and you are not endited, have a pending court date and no bail?

You should check with his attorney to see what is going on. If his attorney asked for a felony hearing, they would have about 5 days to either have...