I'm 18 and this is my first time getting caught with marijuana, what will probably happen after I go to court?

If you use the Virginia first offender provision, the result is that you are not "convicted" of the crime, but you will have a permanent criminal...

Is there legal recourse for failure to provide defendant due process of law, in a civil case?

"Pro se" means that you do not have a lawyer in the case and are representing yourself. You may or may not have been served with the papers yet and...

What is your professional opinion on what will most likely happen?

You WERE arrested. The fact that you were not placed in handcuffs and taken to a jail cell does not mean that you were not arrested. The fact...

WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT GUIDLINES FOR A CLASS U FELONY, VA CODE 18.2-103, SHOPLIFTING: CONCEAL GOODS VALUED AT $200 OR MORE.

The Virginia Code sets a maximum punishment for a particular crime, but there are not guidelines for what punishment is actually imposed. It all...

What kind of trouble am I in?

You should ONLY discuss this with a lawyer in the privacy of his or her office. DO NOT discuss this with anyone else -- not the police, FB,...

Am I eligible for expunger ?

Based on what you wrote, it is not clear if you would or would not be eligible for expungement. To make a determination, you would need to obtain...

My wife was in attendance at a meeting, with 8 people . Someone recorded it (audio). Is this in violation of VA 19.2-62?

Based on the information you provided, it is unlikely that this was a violation of that Code provision. That provision related to intercepting...

Question about requirement to return an heirloom that was given away.

There is a legal answer to this question and a practical "family" answer. Based on what you wrote, there is no documentation to support the...

In Virginia, as long as the reason is not a violation of a protected class (race, gender, religion, etc.) or a pretense for discrimination against...

What happens if you don't show up to civil court in Virginia

You would need to check the court file to determine what occurred. The outcome would depend on the type of hearing that you missed, whether you...