Are drugs a mitigating factor in a case of robbery in the first degree???

Unfortunately, it is not a legal mitigating factor but it is certainly something for your attorney to raise in an attempt to minimize your...

If there are warrants pending, you should hire an attorney and arrange to vacate the warrants asap. If you do not, the warrants can be...

If your arranged already and leave town 9 yrs Later they pick u,up On bench warrant that was issued 8 yrs after the fact is thr

This is very unclear. If a warrant was issued 8-9 years ago and they just picked you up on the warrant, the statute of limitations should not be...

Statutory rape laws in NYS??

As I pointed out on your last post, charges are possible under those facts. Joseph A. Lo Piccolo, Esq. Hession Bekoff & Lo Piccolo,...

Domestic violence in Criminal court

If you are charged in a criminal case now, you need an attorney who can use the transcript, if possible, to convince the DA and/or judge that the...

Should I be worried?

Filing a false instrument is a misdemeanor (and potentially a felony) charge. If you would like to withdraw any letter, you should do so without...

Statutory rape laws in NYS??

You do face criminal charges but not statutory rape. If she gets pregnant or her family learns of any sexual relationship, they can press charges...

My boyfriend was charded with simple assult & menacing. the other party is taking to jury what is it likely he will do jail time

Jail time is determined by a judge after a plea or trial. Alot of that depends on the facts of the case and your boyfriends criminal history, if...

Charged with petit larceny 155.25 - I thow out 4 bags of kitchen garbage in a business dumpster

It depends on the result in the end. With a clean record and a good attorney, there is no reason to believe you will have a record after the case...

Does this fall under double jeopardy?

It is not, as it is presented, double jeopardy. Double jeopardy is when someone is charged twice for the same crime and the 2nd is after a...