Will I get the entire sentence that was suspended if I'm charged with a probation violation ?

The worst thing you could do is not show up. Not every violation means your probation gets revoked. Try to contact your criminal defense lawyer as...

Easiest way to find out, is to apply for it.

If I'm going to fight a wrong way ticket due to lack of signs in area, do I plead "not guilty" or "guilty with an explanation"?

Plead "not guilty." That is how you get to show that you did not go against traffic markings. Pleading "guilty" is saying "Please punish me."

Phone was givin to girlfriend. After months of her having lost the phone. Girl that gives it to her reports phone stolen?

Cellphone records should show when it was last used, and where. If she has the money, she may be civilly liable for the phone.

What should we do? What's going to happen?

The prisons are full of people put there on the basis of mistaken identity, including ones who had witnesses saying they were elsewhere,...

Is it possible to address the court when someone has been charged with a crime they didn't commit?

Hopefully it will all be straightened out tomorrow. Often busy prosecutors don't actually look at the file until shortly before trial. I know...

Is it possible for a shoplifting misdemeanor not to show up on record if I was only with someone who actually did the stealing?

So long as you were not helping him (perhaps by being a lookout) you are not guilty. Being there is not a crime. The Walmart employee was there,...

Can I be accused of statutory rape?

Can she accuse? Yes. But the age of consent in Illinois appears to be 17. You may want to double-check with an Illinois lawyer in case there...

Can a resident of NY State file harassment charges, in criminal court, against another party to whom she is currently married?

You are saying way too much here. Can you be charged and arrested? Yes. If you are charged in criminal court, you need to respond in some way....

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He is charged (accused) of a crime. Bond has been set. If it is paid (10%) he is released from custody on this charge so long as he complies with...