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My question is when filling out an application for a truck drivers job the question is asked do you have a DUI in the pass 3 yrs
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Answered on October 16, 2016
It all depends on how the question is worded. If the question is worded: "Have you ever been arrested or charged with the offense of DUI?" then the...
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Can a registered sex offender live or work a job that is near children?
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Answered on October 16, 2016
Every convicted sex and registered sex offender must comply with employment and work restrictions that are listed in Code section §15-20A-13: No...
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What does a pardon do? Can you get a pardon for burglary 3rd degree?
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Answered on October 16, 2016
Under Alabama law, “a pardon that restores to an individual all civil rights and political privileges necessarily nullifies all legal punishment...
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How can i be charged for a crime I did not commit
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Answered on October 15, 2016
"What do I do???" The answer is simple - you hire the best criminal defense lawyer that you can afford and do that right now! Do not wait. Do not...
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After you beat a revocation case can they give you another warrant and charge you with the case
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Answered on October 15, 2016
Probation revocation hearings and the process to revoke probation is substantially different from a criminal trial. Under the Eighth Amendment,...
My court referral lady says I have to stop taking prescribed medicine, can they actually make me stop prescribed meds?
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Answered on October 15, 2016
A 'Court Referral Officer' is not a state probation officer and has no legal authority to arrest or hold any person. As the name implies, a "court...
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I was wondering if i could withdraw from a guilty plea
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Answered on October 15, 2016
If you are represented by an attorney - even a "court appointed" attorney - you are the client and you make the decision to accept or to reject any...
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What kind of sentence am I looking at for a class d felony
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Answered on October 15, 2016
Whenever a person ask "What kind of sentence" am I looking at, that is generally the wrong question. The question should be: "I was arrested for...
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Why isn't my lawyer returning my calls?
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Answered on October 15, 2016
Failure to maintain reasonable contact with the client is a violation of the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct and is grounds for possible...
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How can I dismiss a citation which I have got in Texas ?
Is this citation is going to affect my H1B stamping?
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Answered on October 15, 2016
You are asking two different questions: traffic law and immigration law. Your best course of action to settle the traffic citation is to contact a...