No. Depends on several factors i.e., criminal history, amount of the theft, felony v. misdemeanor, etc.

I would speak with your current attorney about filing a motion to suppress. An attorney can file any motion as long as he/she has a factual and...

If I have citation and a theft charge can I avoid jail time?

Are you saying you received a citation for theft? If so, that's a bit unusual. But, theft can either be a misdemeanor or a felony. If the...

Public intoxication isn't that bad of a criminal defense (considering all the other offenses). It's a misdemeanor. However, it is a criminal...

Should she go to court or not?

I agree with the other answer. I would add that the DA doesn't have to necessarily dismiss the charge just because the "victim" wants it...

If you are on unsupervised probation there shouldn't be any drug tests. Random drug screens are more common in supervised probationary sentences. ...

What can we do about a falsely accused loved one with an extensive criminal history and a bitter detective full of hate?

If he's been charged with a criminal offense you need to hire an attorney quickly. Don't worry about a civil suit against a law enforcement...

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Will my boyfriend be violating probation if he doesn't show up for a surprise drug test.

There is probably a chance he could go to jail. Most likely the terms of his probation require him to submit to any random drug screens at any...

When you get a probation violation is it better to get it because your dirty or you didn't check in ?

First off let me say that I'm a practicing attorney in the state of Tennessee. So, I'm going to answer this question as if it occurred in...

Is it legal to video record my mother's bed ( partly paralyzed, can't talk) in a nursing home, ? I suspect she is being abuse

I don't think it's technically "illegal." But, the nursing home may have an internal policy that prohibits the use of video recording devises in...