Yes, DWI is a crime. For a first offense, it is an unclassified misdemeanor under the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The second offense within 10 years...

It could be a scam. Your best bet would be to retain counsel in Georgia and have the attorney call the “detective” to give out what’s going on. I...

You are under a lot of misconceptions. First, the judge cannot “decide to no longer pursue with the charges.” If there were legal grounds to...

If you want to learn the law, go to law school. Avvo is here to provide general information, but it is not intended to be a substitute for legal...

What you can do is call the police and report the theft and the threat. Whether or not he will go to jail depends on many factors not mentioned in...

Mr. Salinger is correct. I couldn’t have said it better myself! If you were granted an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (ACD) it will be...

Unless you were actually injured, there’s probably nothing you can do. Report it to the restaurant. Perhaps they will give you a free meal.

Mr. Salinger is correct. Even though there may be a new law that went into effect after the act was committed, there were other laws on the books...

There is no way to tell whether he will go to jail from the information provided. He is facing jail, but that does not mean he will necessarily be...

Both of those tickets are are no-point traffic infractions, so they are not particularly big deals. However, you should definitely do whatever you...