Can completing an assessment and driver safety plan pre-conviction of a dui help minimize my sentence?

Yes, judges love it when folks take responsibility and positive steps to address the issues.

Waiving extradition

Waiving extradition will generally speed things up, not slow them down.

Can tasc do this and can I fight it

Keep in mind that there is no law requiring them to offer you a program. So they get to set the rules. Unless you can get a doctor on record...

New case for the same crime, new episodes. What to expect?

"New episodes"? It's only double jeopardy if the same facts are used for both offenses. In other words, if your friend was a drug dealer and sold...

You need to be careful here. It is a crime to file a false report, so you need to make sure they understand it was a mistake and why it happened....

Is there any way I can use someones past criminal history against them in a new case?

What type of a case is this? If you are suing this person, it is a civil case, and may have significant trouble trying to introduce prior crimes,...

How to handle an amended charge?

That sounds like a pretty good deal. Of course, without access to the evidence, we really can't tell you what your chances would be at trial, but...

Does a person on felony probation have the right to view the results of their own drug test once the results come back in?

You only have a right to such results if they are being used against you in court. If there is no violation in the offing, you have no right to...

I was charged with criminal threatening in Maine and cannot afford a lawyer

Ask the court to appoint you a lawyer. If you qualify, they will do so.

Does statute of limitations apply after "first appearance" in a traffic case?!

The statute of limitations would apply as to any new charges, but skipping out on court pauses the clock so they probably have plenty of time. Now...