The smell of marijuana is sufficient basis to allow a police officer to search your vehicle, so as Mr. Kaufman says, it's perfectly legal.

Even though there is no WRITTEN lease, there is still an implied lease.

Generally, your attorney is supposed to CONSULT with you on matters of strategy -- like taking depositions. Based on the description you gave, I...

Yes. If you violate the terms of your probation -- even if you haven't officially started it yet, you can be violated.

First, you'd have to determine who was responsible for maintaining the drain. Second, you'd have to determine whether they had done anything...

If, by "back flag" you mean can your employer deduct from your wages for past ALLEGEDLY poor work, the answer is NO. You have to be paid for the...

The JUDGE is not going to reduce the speed on the ticket. He/she will simply find you guilty or not guilty. The PROSECUTOR is the one who...

You don't need a lawyer. There is one absolute rule in civil lawsuits: No damages = No lawsuit. In order to successfully sue someone for...

First, you have to understand that YOU cannot "press charges" against anyone. The prosecutor of the judicial circuit (usually, the county) in...

You're probably looking at least an additional year in prison (plus the remaining time of your original sentence), since cutting you ankle monitor...