What can I do if i can't afford the documents (paper trial transcripts)($6 per page with approximately 1 minute per page)?

It sounds like you need to ask Judge McGrady to appoint appellate counsel based on your indigency. Once you have been declared indigent and have...

How can the jury decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent with 3 out of the 4 questions were pertaining to the policeman?

I think you might be referring to the requirement that the State prove the police officer was actually acting as a police officer engaged in a...

Was this a misdemeanor or felony case? If you want a speedy trial you can still have it via a written demand for speedy trial. This will cause the...

How long after being booked, does the state have to press charges? Need to know legally how long he can be held w/o charges?

The State has 90 days for a misdemeanor and 175 days for a felony to file charges. However they can't hold people in jail longer than 40 days...

How long does the state attorney have to charge a person after they are booked? If legal time has lapsed can state still charge?

90 days for a misdemeanor and 175 days for a felony. If he really has been in jail for 42 days without being charged then he needs to file a...

Should I violate probation, in order to do just jail time with no more probation afterwards?

You can file a motion to moify the terms of your probation. This is like a motion to modify sentence but without the 60 day window. In the motion...

Recently i was roughed up in a bar by the bouncers, taken to jail, and wrongfully charged with assault and battery. Please help.

I agree with the other attorneys who have posted answers. Time will be very important especially because there could be videotape evidence which...

What is the worst that can happen to a juvenile petty thief in Florida?

If this is your first offense you will most likely be offered a diversion program. If you complete it successfully your charge will be dropped and...

Went to renew my drivers license,They wont let me due to a ticket in '83 in a different state.I never got the ticket.

Call the DMV in North Carolina and explain that you never received the ticket however you have been notified that it is outstanding and see if they...

Someone with the same name and date of birth got a ticket in Florida and now my license in Oregon is suspended.

This sounds like something a Florida ticket attorney can handle for you fairly easily and without much out of pocket expense to you. A Florida...