Do you have to press charges in the state where the occurred or can you file them from another state?

If you want to report the crime to the police and prosecution to see if they will charge the person, you have to do that in the state where the...

Termination of Parental Rights

You say you had an attorney and "it went nowhere." Why? Absent some showing of fraud, or some way to attack the Order, which is difficult, it's...

You just need to look at the underlying charge, and the suspended sentence. I imagine you probably plead in Superior Court, so when they did the...

Will my mom get in trouble for keeping a car she has a signed contract for?

If she reads the contract carefully, she will see a provision where it is conditioned upon the financing going through. This is called "car...

If the arresting officer doesn't show to three bond reductions in a row, will the charges be dropped?

No, not if it is just for a bond hearing. I've rarely ever had an arresting officer show up for a bond hearing, and nothing should prevent the...

Can the state avoid putting off my motion to suppress once filed

The State can't "ignore" it, but they don't have to put it on the Calendar before the trial. In addition, if the Feds take the case, the State...

IF I MISS MY PROBATION VIOLATION COURT DATE WILL THE PROBATION OFFICER COME LOOKING FOR ME RIGHT AWAY?

That is entirely up to the PO. An order for your arrest will be issued tay day, how aggressive they are with it is up to them.

A cop told me he will arrest me if I didn't let him search my car. I had a couple of ounces of coke in my car so of course I did

Cops lie all the time, no you can't sue him for it. You did the right thing by saying no, but that's pretty much where it stops. He asked for...

Call the Clerk's office - they can tell you his court date.

I got a citation for shoplifting i am a minor

If you are 16 or older, you are considered an adult for criminal law purposes. If the citation is just for shoplifting, it's a class 3 misdemeanor,...