In choosing a defense attorney for drug charges, what can account for a drastic difference in costs of different attorneys?

Reputation. Experience. Expertise. Perhaps one attorney foresees complicated issues that will required protracted litigation while the other...

My question is am I going to get jail time or more probation when I go to court?

It is highly unlikely that you will go to jail at PTC. What will ultimately happen depends upon whether your PTI was on a post-plea track or a...

It sounds like you hired the wrong attorney.... or he/she has a very good reason for keeping things tight lipped that we cannot discern from what...

If the person who put the domestic violence restraining order against me tries to contact me arethey in violation of That order?

Unfortunately, no. But, if you respond, you're now violating that order. Isn't that crazy? Many people use this as a trap to further harm the...

Can the courts go back now in March of 2016 and have an arrest warrant issued for just my fiancé for that crime?

Avvo requires that I write more words than is required to answer your question. The answer is: yes.

What are the most likely outcomes in this situation, if he does everything right? Is expungement possible?

Fleeing is a 2nd degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and, if convicted, requires that he be adjudicated guilty (as opposed to...

How long will Florida hold someone on a Tennessee warrant?

Unfortunately, I agree. It depends upon TN. There are many different deadlines within the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (Fla. Stat. 941.45),...

My question is there anything I can do? It was just a misunderstanding they where looking for someone that wasn't even here.

This sounds like this is HOA law and not Criminal Defense. I'll retag it and see if you get better responses.

Immigration courts count "withholds" as convictions. Getting a case dropped via PTD is better, for immigration purposes than pleading and allowing...

Your record is typically tied to your name, social security number, date of birth, driver's license number, etc. If you were arrested, that arrest...