Please report this to someone - a school counselor, a teacher, a police officer, or an adult in your household. The police may have the tools,...

Your question can't be answered with a SIMPLE yes or no. The State and Feds have different interests for charging and different interest in the...

A request for disclosure is a request for you to turn over some type of evidence to the prosecutor. This may be physical evidence such as...

No. The state would not be required to drop your charges because someone else entered a plea to the same charges. Not necessarily. Codefendants...

Hire the attorney who has a documented history of winning the types of cases that you need help with. If the attorney has a verifiable record of...

If you want to have the judge show you some type of leniency, you must take a proactive approached BEFORE you appear before him/her against. Have...

The clock for a defendant's speedy trial begins on the day of a defendant's initial incarceration in jail. But, not every day counts against the...

Stopping on the side of the onramp sounds like a traffic infraction. The traffic violation justifies an investigation of that violation (illegally...

Yes. If the drug deal is being coordinated by the feds, then it is legal for the CI to where the wire (per federal statute). For most states that...

At what point in the judicial process is a conviction?

A conviction will be the date that the judge signs the judgment of sentence. Judges generally sign the judgment (conviction) at your sentencing...