Can your old DUI be held to the new statue?

The priors will certainly be used in sentencing, but will not bump the new offenses up to felony level. Only convictions after the law went into...

Yes, the prosecutor and judge will almost certainly take those into account when sentencing if you are convicted. The DUI priors you mention are...

Can you turn in community service hours that your lawyer told you to complete before the case was actually concluded?

It depends on where you did the service and on the jurisdiction. Most of the time, as long as you did the service for a non profit organization,...

First of all, DO NOT TRY TO HANDLE THIS WITHOUT A LAWYER. DUI cases are among the most complicated criminal cases to try. DUI Drugs cases are even...

How longa can georgia hold someone in one jail waiting on another county to pick them up for a traffic violation?

Mr. Barber is correct. There is not a bright line rule about how long one county can hold a person waiting for another county to pick them up, but...

Hello, I just received my FBI Criminal history record and was shocked to see a dui from 1983, nolo condere. Can it be expunged?

Unfortunately, no. Georgia law does now allow you to expunge a conviction such as this one. The good news for you is that a DUI of that vintage...

Is a diversion program the best way to drop/dismiss my charges and get them expunged? I got charged with simple assault.

In almost all instances, the diversion program is the best way to go. You can find answers to a lot of your questions on my legal guide on Avvl...

Will I get fined or probation for loitering for the first time

Probably just a fine, but it depends on the circumstances and the tendencies of the prosecutor and Judge.

No, he doesn't have to worry about being arrested because of his prior incidents that have already been adjudicated. The judge and prosecutor will...

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Who do i contact for a missed court date for my adult daughter?

You are going to need to hire a lawyer to help you with this situation. You don't want to try to handle a DUI case on your own, especially when it...