Explain your financial difficulties to your probation officer. You can file a motion to extend your probation to give you extra time to pay or ask...

I practice in Sarasota County and you will likely be offered a diversion program or pretrial intervention, which is an agreement between you and...

Hire an attorney immediately and do not ask questions on an open forum that can be used against you by the police. Anything you say to an attorney...

Before you accept the withhold on the petit theft you need to discuss it with an attorney to determine whether or not it will violate your...

My husband dob is wrong on charges can anything be done?

The jail should have caught this and corrected it when he was booked. Have you checked his DOB on the Sarasota Sheriff's Office web site? I am...

Confused

I can't really understand your question, sorry. Why don't you call a local attorney in your area and he or she will be able to look up your cases...

Open felony case?

Hire an experienced criminal defense attorney before you do anything. Whenever a crime is based upon a writing, the first amendment can make it...

Can they issue a warrant for not meeting with the judge ? The public defender didn't call till the night before ?

Call your attorney immediately. If you didn't receive notice your attorney can file a motion to set aside bench warrant, assuming this was done. ...

Do I contact a criminal defense attorney or a public defender before turning myself in

Yes speak to a local criminal defense attorney with experience handling Charlotte county cases. Most of the time there is no bond set so having an...

This is my first offense have not been shopping nor do I have any history what should I do? What’s the next step? Who do I call?

You should not try to do this by yourself. You need help and that is why you are asking questions on this forum. Attorneys are trained in the laws...