No person is required to enter a pre-trial diversion program [sometimes referred as 'Pre-Trial Intervention Program, or PTIP.] Every defendant is...

I think you are badly mistaken that you will not be indicted. If this incident took place in Autauga County [not stated directly, but indicated by...

The response posted by Mr. Hastings is correct, but I may add that you should absolutely retain a local attorney, and preferably one skilled in...

You knowingly and intentionally entered into an agreement to illegally purchase a controlled substance. By your own admission, you recognized that...

The state of Alabama will assign six (6) points to an Alabama driver license for any reckless driving conviction, whether in or out of state. See,...

Your brother is (probably) not eligible for release until such time the sentence is fully served. If he was placed on supervised release the first...

It is impossible to estimate "how long" a sentence will be imposed without knowing additional facts. The trial court judge holds wide discretion to...

Maybe. It is certainly possible. The ALEA driver license system is tied into the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) and any warrant will...

The district court judge will hold an initial appearance within 72 hours after arrest and the defendant is placed into custody. See, Rule 4.4...

Under Alabama law, which uses the Model Penal Code as the state's criminal code, with some state modifications, the crime of intentionally and...