Under a principle of law known as the shopkeeper’s privilege, retail stores can use a reasonable amount of non-deadly force to detain a suspected...

If denial of service is part of the issue, there’s not much you can do. It’s an option for any retail store to deny service. It’s private property....

If the police refuse to help you, your only other legal option is a lawsuit. Your claim is most likely to be called conversion, which is the civil...

On the question of whether you should be subjected to such harsh behavior, the answer is no. Whether it’s a question that should be resolved...

You can always act as your own attorney. It is your constitutional right. The better question is whether it's a good idea to act as your own...

You have presented good evidence of your innocence but that alone will not get rid of any charges against you. You'll need to hire an attorney to...

It's your option to write a letter to a judge on behalf of your husband but bear in mind that it is unlikely to do much good. Judges make decisions...

You have a potential for getting your probation modified or reduced but only if you can meet two basic criteria. First, you must be able to...

At this point you need to hire an attorney and follow their advice. If you can prove you believed the scooter was abandoned, it might make things...

You need to be very careful. The risk is that you could be accused of harboring a fugitive. Harboring means concealing someone from arrest who you...