Is it legal for a wife to own a gun if the husband is a felon in Virginia?

It should be legal, as long as the felon does not have "possession" of the gun. The legal concept of possession means that one either has actual...

Will I get violated.

There is no yes or now answer to this question. It largely depends on how the evidence comes out at your violation hearing, and the stances of the...

Does a simple traffic stop justify a search if no evidence of drugs or weapons existed.

The most-recent case from the U.S. Supreme Court discussing this situation is Rodriguez v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 1609 (2015). On very similar...

Q: Can my ex-boyfriend press charges if I keep his clothes?

As far as your criminal liability is concerned, yes, he could press charges for petty theft. I can't speak much to the deposit and rent situation,...

Based on the unrelatedness of your charge, I would not expect to do a drug test unless your particular pretrial services provider does that at the...

You can get dismissed charges expunged, unless you pled guilty to the charge before it was dismissed. Sometimes judges will give people something...

How can a bail bondman placeca bond and not know that the defendant had other charges that might prevent them from being release

It is not the bondsman's responsibility to check about other offenses. Although it is often useless to post a bond in that situation, some people...

If he is a registered sex offender, that means he is being supervised as such by whatever state he lives in. Depending on the circumstances of his...

What can I do about dirty neighbors who overcrowd their house?

There should be a local housing authority that enforces the housing code if your building's employees do nothing. Give them a call and they can...

If you are summoned to testify before a grand jury in a matter where you could conceivable expose yourself to criminal liability by testifying,...