The State may prosecute your friend. If convicted, your friend might go to jail for 18 months and have a permanent criminal record. Employers,...

Anyone might be charged, regardless of whether he or she has in fact broken the law. The State has discretion whether to prosecute either one or...

Unfortunately, no, convictions may not be expunged. Additional information about expungement is available at mdcourts.gov.

What can I expect when I appeal my case?

You may note an appeal within 30 days of sentencing, or if it's too late you may pursue a petition for postconviction or coram nobis.

Probably not, but you might have other defenses and mitigation. Seek a confidential consultation with an experienced criminal defense attorney, and...

I have a warrent in VA for drugs that was in a safe that wasnt even mine driving a car that wasnt mine.

Seek a confidential consultation with an experienced Virginia criminal defense attorney, and beware that online posts are not confidential.

What will happen?

No one can guarantee the outcome, but it is unlikely that you would be sentenced to serve the maximum 18 months in prison. An experienced criminal...

Can someone on state parole be around a newly released federal prisoner?

You need to check your Parole Order, and he'll need to read his Supervised Release Order, in order to check for any prohibitions on association.

If I request a hearing for expungement what judge can I write to grant a expungement?

Most likely you would write to the Administrative Judge for the Court where the Petition was denied.

Will i go to jail if i have sex with a 17 year old?

No one can guarantee that you won't.