A police officer told me he checked my out of state perscription medication records.

He can search whatever he wants with the proper warrant, including out of state records. However that is very unlikely. Why go to that trouble and...

Is it possible to get a continuance if you have college exams the day of your trial?

Possible, yes. To make it more likely you want to file a motion to continue earlier rather than later. You may want to get a lawyer, who will know...

Despite what appears to be popular belief, Miranda rights are not a magic spell that make an arrest okay, without which an angry judge will throw...

Can I fight this in court?

You may want to hire a lawyer to properly present this defense in court. The old saying is two wrongs do not make a right, and if you are proven to...

Virginia cannot charge you with anything. You were not driving here. As Mr. Wilson indicates, if found guilty of the out of state speeding...

I found a jury questionaire from five years ago! Do I likely have a warrant?

If you have Been stopped for a traffic infraction in the last five years and you were not served with the warrant, it probably does not exist. A...

The judge wants you to "show" good "cause" for why you missed court. Bring documentation of the medical issues and hopefully that will be good...

Privacy, cell phone? Search warrant?

The Supreme Court has recently said that a search warrant is required to search your phone. If the searched without a warrant that evidence may be...

Is the officer who drives the police car responsible for turning the dash camera on or is it automatic?

Different equipment works differently, so you may get a definitive answer if you ask a lawyer who practices where the officers in question...

During a trail, if another crime is discovered can someone be charged with the crime?

"Can" she be charged? Yes. "Will" they charge her? That is up to them. It depends on how credible they think the evidence is that she did it. She...