Do i need a Criminal Lawyer?

Yes you do. Based on your record and military service a lawyer should be able to get you a non-criminal resolution to your case- maybe even an ACD...

Probation/TASC cannot make you but the Court can give you the choice of doing it or going to jail (unless the reason probation/TASC wants you to go...

Is this considered illegal search & seizure ? & is this case strong enough to serve time for or result to a ROR ?

As a former prosecutor I know that unless he has some sort of hold on him from another jurisdiction he should have been let out within 6 days...

My boyfriend got arrested for a dwi while on probation its his first time being arrested for dwi he also had 2 suspensions

It depends on what he was on probation for. It also depends on the circumstances of the DWI (refusal v. reading, what was the BAC). He definitely...

How is a DWAI conviction different from a DWI conviction on paper?

A DWAI violation does not get sealed in NY. The arrest and disposition would show up on a rap sheet. The penalties for DWAI are lesser than for...

Probation what will happen ashamed to cal tact my lawyer I still owe him and can't pay him until I receive my tax refund.

Go to probation tomorrow. If you are otherwise in good standing with probation you should be fine. It is unlikely they will violate you for what...

Can you be taken to court for stealing something priced at $8.70?

As a former Suffolk County prosecutor, I can tell you yes he can be arrested. Petit larceny is stealing anything of value (less than $1,000.01). ...

The prosecution asks for a Ventamiglia hearing. The defense asks for a Sandoval hearing. If the prosecution wants to offer evidence of...

Reasonable suspicion.

As a former Suffolk County prosecutor, in my experience if you go to court ASAP with your attorney and have a half way decent explanation for why...