Can a family choose to NOT press charges against grandson who burglarized home?

Although the grandson may be cited by police, there is no guarantee that the State will not prosecute because the alleged suspect is related to the...

How much additional time can I get for absconding?

You should contact the federal public defender's office in Des Moines or an attorney who specializes in federal criminal law for a specific answer....

I dont feel my lawyer is prepared for trial and have few wintness that arnt able to be interviewed in time of trial

You should raise these issues with your attorney. The attorney may be preparing "behind the scenes" and ready for trial. The pretrial conference...

Im a international student charged with possession of marijuana of a small amount. Will i have trouble reentering the country?

This could be a problem for non-permanent residents, such as students. A single first offense of simple possession of less than 30 grams of...

Exspongement

If you successfully complete deferred judgment probation, then the court will order that the deferred judgment removed from your adult criminal...

What do I do?

You should obtain some independent legal advice regarding the potential consequences of filing a false report. You and your attorney then might...

Privacy law proposal- where to start.? (ia, il ,)

You should contact your local state representative or senator in Iowa and discuss the matter with her or him. Maybe others have raised similar...

My wife's exhusband who works at the hospital changed my wife's mailing address and when he received her mail he opened it.

You may want to contact the Postmaster at the particular post office and see if there's a complaint process. Maybe the Postmaster will take it...

We couldn't find anything for I failed my intoxalock in Iowa, not a rolling retest, but the first blow of the day.

It depends. If the DataMaster DMT at the police station or jail did not accept the sample, the officer could have marked you down as a refusal if...

When a judgment is stayed, the enforcement stops. So, for example, if you were convicted of a simple misdemeanor offense and appeal that...

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