Do Lawyers reduce fees?

It happens. The bigger question is why? Some lawyers are simply good people who are disappointed for you that the case didn't turn out to be what...

I have a 21 year old daughter that was raped by gunpoint last year by two thugs. We report the raped and both suspects were

Florida has a Florida Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, which is embodied in Article 1 Section 16 of the Florida Constitution. It states in relevant...

Does the do not call list apply to mugshot websites?

The law doesn't give you a pass because you are running a "mugshot website". If you are a private company calling people who have their arrest info...

The responsibility is yours to get to your probation officer. A bus, another driver for you or a taxi are all options that you may have to address....

I was charged but not taken to jail for theft in walmart of $255.00 it is my first offense I am being charged 2nd subsq. Why?

Since this is your first offense, then it is likely that you are misreading your paperwork and are being charged with a 2nd degree misdemeanor. A...

Can they charge you for something you wasn't even present for.

Yes, your boyfriend can be charged for something he wasn't present for. He apparently was. The issue is whether it can be proven against him or...

I've received my NOTICE TO APPEAR. Now what?

A first time petit theft is a second degree misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 60 days in the county jail and up to 6 months probation. Even...

No. Both defendants have 5th Amendment rights under the Constitution. An individual can not be compelled to testify against himself/herself.

Is this considered extortion?

No because the threat of a civil action (if it's even that) isn't what's contemplated by the statute. Threatening criminal prosecution in lieu of a...

My husband is my codefendant, I'm out on bail but he is on no bail. Can I talk to him?

In criminal cases it is the State that becomes the party against the defendant. In a civil case it would be the landlord. The landlord is the...