As long as you are a minor and not emancipated, your parents (or legal guardian) have nearly exclusive control over your life and daily activities....

You are facing serious consequences. A conviction of reckless driving mandates a fine of not less than $25 plus court costs nor more than $500 plus...

Your best option is to retain a good criminal defense attorney that practices in the area of DUI and drug offenses in the Baldwin County area....

How Long before I Know If I Have A Warrant ?

You may have to wait up to five (5) years. The law enforcement officers and the district attorney have five years in any felony case to bring...

Possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana are both classified as a Class A misdemeanor offense. See, Code of Alabama, 1975, section...

Will they drug test me in court?

Over the past several years, DUI penalties have increased substantially. In 2011, in 2014, and again in 2018, the Alabama legislature revised many...

What does it mean exactly when the law says they have up to a year to prosecute on a felony possession of a controlled substance

The question you are asking is a "speeding trial" question which a Constitutional issue predicated on the Sixth Amendment to the United States...

Why have I been waiting exactly three years to get apardon hearing? All they will say is your on the list. Filed 3/14/16

The information provided on the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles webs site is inaccurate or out of date. A pardon can only be issued by the...

I read starting in 2016 that warrants can not be issued in Alabama for a failure to pay in a class A misdemeanor. Is this true?

No, that is not true. Failure to pay a court ordered fine can result in incarceration of the defendant, but incarceration is not automatic and any...

Drug court hold off probation violation?

Apparently, the municipal court that you are presently on probation determined that you had been re-arrested for a new offense. That is almost...