Individuals who are victims of crime do not decide if the case should or should not be prosecuted; that is the function of the district attorney...

Possession of marijuana in any amount is sufficient to charged with the offense of Possession of Controlled Substances. See, Code section...

A trial court judge has the inherent authority to order rehabilitation, treatment, and supervision steps if the defendant is convicted, enters a...

All traffic offense convictions are posted to the licensee's Motor Vehicle Report (MVR). If the traffic offense resulted in a custodial arrest and...

Probably not, unless you can get the case downgraded to a lesser offense or dismissed altogether. See, Code of Alabama, 1975, section 13A-6-130:...

"He who represents himself has a fool for a client” — Abraham Lincoln (attributed). The internet tries to attribute the quote, like many other...

This is a question of criminal procedure, not civil rights. The law in the state of Alabama is most felony offenses have a five (5) year period to...

You are right in that bringing the matter to the Court's attention by having an attorney in court to represent you would (or may) cause the trial...

You should absolutely retain (hire) your own attorney and not rely on the court to give you a "court-appointed" attorney. The whole purpose of a...

From the information provided in your statement, you should enter a plea of not guilty and demand a trial on the merits. The offense of Public...