During arraignment is the defense attorney permitted to question witnesses for the state? Do they do so?

No. An 'Arraignment' is simply the reading of the formal charge(s) against the defendant and is not the time or the place for any questioning of...

I have a trial set for a reckless driving ticket. I want to plead not guilty but don't have lawyer yet. What should I do?

Issuing a traffic citation that the officer did not personally view or see if problematic. In 2016, the Alabama legislative revised and amended the...

To the contrary, the court will not "throw it out" (i.e., dismiss) the case even if the grass/hay did indeed turn out to be non-controlled...

Will I be drug tested on my first day of court?

Your case involving possession or consumption of alcohol and possession of a controlled substances will be redirected to the Juvenile Court. Due to...

An adult sex offender who enters the state to establish residency must report immediately in person to the local law enforcement agency and...

I have court today in Gadsden alalabama , I went to court last month for driving while revoked times two. The same night after ?

Very possibly, you will be sentenced to an active jail sentence. Driving while revoked is a serious traffic offense, and can result in a sentence...

See, Code of Alabama, 1975, section 32-5A-190. A fine of not less than $25 plus court costs up to a fine of $500 plus court costs. Incarceration...

The time of my tickets was for 1138am and it was actually pm?

The answer is a simple 'no' - there is no legal reason a trial court will dismiss any traffic citation for an error in spelling, an error in time...

Any person on probation or parole is subject to the control of the sentencing court, to include where they live, where they work, who they...

When you have five felony charges at once, what are your chances?

See, Code of Alabama, 1974, section 13A-11-14: "(b) Cruelty to animals is a Class A misdemeanor and on the first conviction of a violation of this...