Can an attorney help

Your best course of action is to seek the professional services of an attorney that specializes in probation and post-conviction sanctions. If a...

Will he need to go to court to regain custody?

This is an extremely complicated fact situation that will need the attention of a qualified family law attorney. The single over-riding concern of...

Can the appellate attorney in a direct appeal request that the original police report be included in the record of appeal?

Only the trial transcript and the clerk's record of exhibits, along with the brief of the appellate, form the appeal to the Court of Criminal...

What does it mean when a police report or case has been transferred to a different jurisdiction ?

Law enforcement agencies routinely trade information and cooperate in investigations, and this is particularly true at the local level. It is...

Why would there not be a statute of limitations on any crime but murder ?

You are mistaken. Under the Code of Alabama, 1975, section 15-3-5, the Code lists eight (8) different types of felony offenses that have no...

Medical license with youthful offender--medical board did background check, now wants "letter of clarification" from me.

Disposition as a ‘Youthful Offender’ is not a conviction and may not be used for purposes of denying or withholding a government license or...

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The state of Alabama and agencies of state government are immune from lawsuit in a state court under Art. I, Sect. 14 of the Alabama Constitution....

Is a lawyer necessary during a pre-suspension hearing? I believe odds are against me but I have to try.

The question posed in your inquiry indicates that you do not understand the nature or the purpose of a driver license pre-suspension hearing under...

What can I do to get removed from the sex offender registration?

See, Code of Alabama, 1975 section 15-20A-24 (effective Sept. 1, 2015): If convicted of Rape, Second Degree and if the sex offense did not involve...

How long does rule 32 process normally take in criminal court?

Rule 32 petitions are not an appeal and should not be considered an appeal. A Rule 32 petition is a motion to challenge the underlying conviction...