I am going to court for shoplifting. Have 3 charges. I want to know what is going to happen to me.

There is absolutely no way any lawyer can give you an opinion without first reviewing the evidence and speaking with you and the prosecution. ...

ARD

Definitely NOT a conviction

Background check and ARD program

Until the ARD is expunged there will be an arrest record. You are correct that ARD is not a conviction but it will show as a pending case on a rap...

Background check?

No. I would just answer the question and give no more info.

My child was arrested for marajuana poss. she was not on probation yet but a probation officer went to her school 2 days before

A juvenile can be detained when charges are lodged and if so, a hearing must be scheduled within 10 days for a judge to decide if the juvenile will...

I got charged for possession of drug paraphernalia. Could I go to jail?

Mr. Zucker took the words right out of my mouth. You need to get a lawyer to help you as there may be programs such as ARD where you may not end...

It should be listed as income in Schedule I. The good news is the trustee may allow you to keep it because it is a 100% plan.

I had my 2nd DUI last year..My lawyer is trying to plead it down from a D2 to a DA1 can anyone explain to me what a DA1 plea en

For sentencing there is no difference- either way it'a a 90 day mandatory minimum prison sentence

My husband was charged with receiving stolen property

I would suggest that you retain local counsel as soon as possible as there may be alternatives to a conviction. Good luck

Can I get out of my Summary Offence turning into a 2nd degree Misdemeanor for retail theft?

There are 2 schools of thought. Some lawyers think that an ARD is best because it gets dropped without a conviction. The other school of thought...