Whether or not a defendant is ordered to a jail sentence is often in the discretion of the court, unless the statute requires a mandatory jail...

No, you cannot. Restitution is mandatory in every criminal case in the state of Alabama where, due to the criminal acts or actions of the...

The state’s reckless driving statute, Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 32-5A-190(a), states in pertinent part: “Any person who drives any vehicle...

Your husband did not "catch a new charge" - he commited a crime which resulted in a new, additional charge to prior one still pending resolution....

If the defendant was aged 16 at the time of the capital offense, he will be treated as an adult and not as a juvenile. Any person charged with a...

The fact that you have waited until 24 hours before court setting does not indicate that you take this matter very seriously. A conviction of...

If your court referral program was terminated for non-attendance, you will be reported as delinquent to the trial court holding supervision over...

Due the substantial increase in school violence in the past twenty years or so, especially school shootings with mass casualties, armed school...

It is most likely too late to file any sort of direct appeal. It is basically your own fault for ever requesting the assignment of a...

"Court-appointed" counsel is only appointed in criminal cases; civil case are not extended "court-appointed" counsel. Even in criminal cases, the...