What are our options as to trying to defend against the police trying to charge him with supplying minors with alcohol?

Your best option is to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to represent your son in this matter. The police write a citation but the...

What will happen if I get a third ticket for possession of marijuana? What can happen if I show up to court for the other two?

In many jurisdictions you will get one ordinance violation for possession of THC, the second one will be a misdemeanor crime, and the third or...

What can I do?..court date is 3/28/16

The question you must ask yourself is whether you can afford a 6 month DL suspension more than you can afford to hire an attorney. Being so close...

I was wondering if there was any chance I would be eligible for expungement? And If so, how would I go about doing that?

No. Ordinance violations are not eligible for expungement.

First time offense does not mean the same thing as never having broken that particular law before. First time offense means never breaking ANY law...

Is this grounds for a mistrial? Are people really able to bargain with a warrant?

The scope of the warrant is often the basis for a challenge to its validity. If the warrant was issued and covered the entire computer and the law...

Should she wait until she gets a lawyer or go to the police right away requesting a lawyer?

She should obtain the services of an experienced criminal defense attorney immediately. If her attorney instructs her to discuss any of this with...

What will happen to me?

This is a serious matter and needs to be taken seriously. Even if this ends up being a non-criminal ordinance violation, a theft on your record...

What is a felony U, and can it be amended?

Felonies and misdemeanors have classifications that have standard sentences. Felony U means that it is a felony and is unclassified and does not...

Just because something is expunged from CCAP doesn't mean that it is not discoverable in a moderately thorough criminal background check. With...