The judge is not required to give you jail time and since you have no record, your sentencing guidelines will be probation/no incarceration. You...

Would I abide by VA registration requirements or the original state where the crime was committed?

You should check with your probation officer who will have all of the paperwork regarding your underlying conviction from the other state. If you...

If a judge dismiss a case will that stay on your record

Yes, it stays on your record until you have it expunged.

If I was charged with 3 counts of something, will that have any correlation with the years I'm expected to stay on the registry?

Registry laws can be confusing - when in doubt, check with the state police department of the state where you were convicted.

How should I address this situation, should I speak to my boyfriends lawyer first?

Attorney Hahn points out something very important - we see all the time when the police charge the girlfriend who knows about the drug-dealing...

How to avoid jail time?

Most judges will give you an active jail sentence without hesitation. There are many attorneys on this website who handle reckless driving matters....

It means he is held without bond. He will be held over in the jail until his trial date.

How does a death sentence work?

A person is sentenced to death and, after a lengthy appeals process, if the appeals are not successful, the person is sentenced to death usually by...

What happens if my Miranda rights aren't read to me?

The media is somewhat misleading in that a person must be (1) in custody and (2) being interrogated. Being in custody is not enough to trigger...

How does a life sentence work?

As noted by the other attorneys, there is no parole in Virginia so a life sentence is really a life sentence.