How long do I have to withdraw a plea

Use the FIND A Lawyer function to find one in Hampton Roads you trust, or ask around and go see someone right away!

If that's all you wrote, you're good. It wasn't explicit and you weren't advised she was a minor at the time. Be careful, though!

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Do I need a lawyer and What can i expect?

Assault and battery is a misdemeanor which carries a possible jail sentence of up to one year if convicted. Any statements that you made are...

Conspiring Alone?

In fact, there is some terrible law that says that if one of the co conspirators was an undercover agent, who never intended to go through with the...

Are we in the range for legal consent?

Even if it is consensual, it is illegal in Virginia to have sex with a minor when you are 18 or over. There are varying degrees of punishment,...

If there was any corroboration of the events, such as photographs of injuries, and there was any independent witness, they can go forward. She...

My son is disabled, but managed to complete 50 hours of community service. PO served him with a show cause. Judge issued capias.

If everything is exactly as you related above, then yes, I would expect it to be dismissed once proof is shown. However, there are a couple of...

Absolutely! They aren't regularly granted but occasionally when there is a very clear issue of error, they are. Examples are, a sentence imposed...

18 U.S.C. 3282 governs the statute of limitations for non-capital offenses, which is 60 months (or 5 years). Basically, for a case to go forward,...

Will the early release of nonviolent criminals change from 85percent to 65 percent?

This is a rumor which has circulated for years, from time to time. As of now, no law has been passed that would effect this change.