Criminal Defense. For a successful credit card fraud (felony level) prosecution, why must the victim be present?

It has to do with the 6th Amendment and the right of the defendant to confront the accuser. The state has the burden of proof, not the defendant,...

My daughter just got a third shoplifting charge, the first two she was caught with nothing, it was a hand of one charge

Get a lawyer sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, in South Carolina, a third theft offense will qualify her for a felony charge of "Property...

They can be charged based on circumstantial evidence but it is unclear what, if any, evidence they have here.

Someone told the police the seen my bf with a gun he is a felon can he be charged

Maybe, but proving the case to a conviction is a completely different story. In SC there is no felon in possession of a gun in state court, police...

There is no legal requirement for the solicitor's office to pay travel expenses, so I want to be cleat when you "who should pay travel costs." ...

The courts are highly unlikely to make this a criminal offense. As far as speed goes to resolving the case it does have an impact if the adultery...

Do I have a case against my ex-wife about late mortgage payments?

If that is a requirement of the final divorce decree then she will be in violation of that order, so probably yes. This always seems to be a...

Shop lifted from Walmart, should I be worried?

Unfortunately you will not know if they are going to do anything until you receive notice in the mail or from police that you have been charged. ...

S.c. my son was assaulted it was on video cops arrested him instead of the people that

This sounds like there are several different legal issues involved. To answer you question directly, the video does not sound like it is...

I am married non citizen/resident living in the us .Want a divorce after 3years of marriage 2kids and 1 on the way with wife.

There a re a number of legal issues involved here dealing with the divorce and the possible immigration consequences following your divorce. You...

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