Your situation is a good reason to pay cash or not run a tab. Realistically, the situation could have happened to anyone for who knows how many...

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Your speculations are good and should be considered at the right time and place. The State has the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Let...

Asking you if you know where someone is does not equal telling you about a warrant. You have a right to remain silent and should consult a lawyer...

If someone gave you a credit card to use is it fraud

It's not fraud if you reasonably believed you had authority to use the card. Your reasonable belief in the existence of such authority is a...

Can victim make crime look worse so defendant can have a more serious charge? Like exaggerating amount of credit card fraud?

Yes, you need a lawyer ASAP because the amount of "loss" can influence both the charge and the sentence. Yes, victims can and do exaggerate losses...

My charge of uttering a forged instrument disposition was : no action taken by prosecutor, am I a considered a convicted felon?

It sounds like you were arrested on 3 charges, but the prosecutor elected to proceed on only the misdemeanors. The prosecutor filed a document...

Do I need a lawyer? Felony 3 for Forgery Court date 3-20-14

Yes, of course you need a lawyer and right now! Your brief factual scenario seems to identify a defense on the face of the transaction. Where's the...

I read that a Judge cannot withhold adjudication if charge was bat. on a Leo (FL). What could happen if judge does this?

The double jeopardy clauses of the State and federal constitutions do not allow for an increase in penalty after the sentence is imposed and the...

Do i have to register as a sex offender in florida if the offence happend in 1996 when i was 13 years old? I am almost 31 now

Yours is a complicated question. Before contacting law enforcement you have a lawyer study the issue. If you should have been registering, you...

I have known people who have become nurses with worse records. The anecdotal answer is "don't give up!" I have other clients advise that they...