No, it's not legal but a good lawyer can get you out of it. You are probably charged with a misdemeanor. But it depends a lot on exactly what the...

It means you are facing up to 15 Years in prison for a First offense. Hire a lawyer now, before your arraignment to see if the charges can be...

Traffic citation

These are criminal traffic citations punishable by up to 69 days in jail plus a $500 fine and court costs of over $200 each. You need a lawyer....

By the way you are phrasing your question, I don't believe the statute of limitation even applies in your case. When you say an open case, to me...

Warrant for VOP

The warrant will not go away. You will eventually have to address it. The good news is that you will be released on your own recognizance as soon...

My child was punched in the eye. We filed a police report now both girls are being charged with an affray,

You should absolutely get a lawyer involved, especially when she is saying she does not want to plead guilty. Even though juvenile records are kept...

What can happen to me?

I can't tell you whether you will go to jail or not but the proper way of going about this is having gone to see an attorney. An attorney may have...

Background check with dropped charges

The charges are likely to come up on any background check despite them having been dismissed. They will also come up on the clerk of courts website...

I was with someone who shoplifted - I found out hours later-do I need a lawyer?

Right now you are not charged with anything. If you are contacted by anyone including a representative or investigator from the store or a police...

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Paying civil demand over phone or online

I call the $200 civil demand letter a scam. Why? Because the lawyers know they can't prove this. if you were accused of stealing merchandise and...