Is it required of both parties of an assault case to attend the trial of the accused party?

Yes, but I think you misunderstand who the parties to criminal cases are. The parties are the defendant and the prosecutor. The alleged victim is...

Can someone have their misdemeanor expunged if a first offense and have not done anything criminal after for years?

Virtually all theft crimes in Pennsylvania are misdemeanors--or worse! Pennsylvania only permits expungement for summary offenses, not misdemeanors...

I found a tape recorder in the sofa is it illegal for my husband to be recording me?

Hard to say. Recording a person's oral communications without their consent is illegal in Pennsylvania. If he has recorded your conversations...

Can my boyfriend adopt my child?

Well you're wrong about one thing: getting married changes quite a bit beyond your name. Specifically, getting married gives you access to all the...

What are the chances of the arresting officer refiling the charges?

Given that we're talking about a felony, the odds are higher than they might otherwise be. But other than that it's impossible to say.

What kind of agreement? Something the two of you have worked out on your own? If so, then yes, she can probably do this. But if it's a court order...

I am currently in the process of being charge with 2 simple assaults n harassment because of an ex girlfriend who said I hit her

That's not what preliminary hearings are for. Preliminary hearings are where the prosecutor demonstrates that he has enough evidence to move...

Reducing a felony to a misdemeanor

It is possible to get the charges reduced, but you have to negotiate that *before* you plead guilty or are convicted, not afterwards. That's part...

I found out my landlord has no license but went july 22 so i stopped payoing rent,because on top of that he has made no repairs,

You've got two issues here. The first has to do with his licensing, the second with repairs to the unit. As far as the license goes, you may not...

I see that you asked this question again this morning. My answer is in the one from the 15th. Simply put: both you and your husband need criminal...