Can a attorney who represented you, call your family and tell them about your sentencing?

There is no prohibition against an attorney contacting family members of their client to advise them of court dates, hearings, etc. So, yes, an...

It is most likely that that person would remain in custody, having violated pretrial release until at least the status, or pretrial conference, if...

Is it likely to have terms of unsupervised probation violated for a shoplifting charge?

Standard conditons of all grants and orders of probation is that the person placed on probation will not violate any laws of any jurisdiction. ...

Is having the wrong day and time on a speeding ticket enough to get it dismissed?

Most likely this will not amount ot a valid defense. It certainly is not a legal defense. The considering the fact that it sounds like the ticket...

My son is being charged with a deadly weapon, but no weapon was found on him. their are witness only, hear say, motive

Witnesses who were present, including the victim, who can testify as to what you son may or may not have done is in fact admissible evidence and it...

Im 17 years old, Im about to turn 18 in 24 days. Im also on juvenile probation thru hardin county, ohio until i graduate

I would discuss this matter, obviously with your parents and in particular with your probation officer. If the terms of your probation require you...

Your attorney will prior to trial be served with a discovery packet from the prosecution. This usually includes a copy of the felony information,...

Do I need an attorney to fight a protection order?

If you can live with the PPO existing against you then you really don't have to do anything. However, if you feel you cannot then while you can...

Should I rely on my assigned Public Defender to help me?

There is a common misconception that public defenders are somhow inferior to an attorney you are paying for yourself. This is a myth; in my...

While laws vary from state to state what I would expect Washington to have is a law that is commonly referred to as statutory rape. This is a sex...