I am now 23 and was caught shop lifting when I was 15

It seems you can also order a fingerprint rap sheet. It's a little trickier. http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ojis/recordreview.htm

I am now 23 and was caught shop lifting when I was 15

It sounds as though you had, at worst, a juvenile offense and your parents may have paid a civil fee to the collectors from the company. Neither...

Should I included pictures in a character reference to a judge?

Depending on the judge, it may not hurt. Some judges would look at that picture and think "If he were such a good, reliable, caring dad, he...

Caught shop-lifting 4 years ago, went to court, got failure to appear on court cost...

Dress nicely, respectably. It seems you were not jailed on this, so that's a good sign. Plan to give a brief explanation (no longer than what you...

No, parole does not need to wait until you are found guilty of a new charge to violate you. Often, however, there are at least a couple of...

Double jeopardy?

Mr. Harvatin is correct. The Indiana case was criminal, and the sanctions were likely a combination of court and administrative sanctions. In...

If u have clear eveidence for trial can text messages be used?

I concur with Mr. Grandy. Do make sure that your husband's attorney is provided with the phone with the original text message, and that the owner...

Florida Criminal Law - My brother is a New York resident but was convicted of marijuana possession in Florida...

Well, I hate to disagree with Mr. Brucato, but it's become a lot harder to transfer misdemeanor probation cases between states in the last couple...

Typically, neither the police officer nor the loss prevention officer nor any other witness needs to show up in court before trial date. At trial,...

I am taking a DUI to a jury trail. The police never wrote a ticket for the stop. Is there a chance that that can help my defense

Your chances of winning are poor if you do not have an attorney. Get an attorney immediately if you do not have one. There are so many...