Maybe. It depends upon the facts and evidence the store may have against you.

MUST ANY MEMORANDUM WRITTEN BY COUNSEL WHO APPEARED ON LIMITED APPEARANCE BE SIGNED BY PRO SE PLAINTIFF?

Clients don't sign memorandums or file motions except those which need to be verified (sworn to) since they require personal knowledge. You are...

Can a decision of not taking it to trial on the states behalf be made at pretrial?

Hire an attorney and stop grasping at straws. The State won't drop anything if you are going to pre-trial. The State thinks it has a case and your...

You may have a valid case for false imprisonment. While shopkeepers can detain suspected shoplifters under some circumstances, it cannot be on a...

What to do if I am asked to be a confidential informant to lower drug charges?

Yes, they can. What you can do is hire a criminal defense attorney ASAP.

Can my child be taken for 2 failed drug tests if it was only marijuana?

Yes, unfortunately, DCF can take your child. You must decide if getting high is worth that risk. Our advice is always to not break the law.

You simply must hire an attorney. If you fail to appear for arraignment, absent an attorney filing a waiver for you (and I tell my clients that...

Disorderly intoxication and resist without violence with prior arrests

Prior play a lot into an attorney getting you into pre-trial diversion and other offers from the State. I can tell you that yours is not a lost...

Recently divorced. Wife left the home but left pets.

I would send her a certified letter stating that you will keep her pets--which are property---for another 30 days, and if she doesn't retrieve...

Charges dropped with an agreement.

I've never heard of such an agreement, and I'm not sure it's legal. You need to call one of us so we can research the issue and file the...