Can police officers issue citations for shoplifting weeks after the event occured? and how often does it happen?

Yes. Police and prosecutors can issue citations or Summons to court on a criminal charge weeks after the alleged incident. It happens frequently....

I was caught shoplifting, I was issue a ticket and I have to go to court next week? What advice can u give me

Avoid talking about the event alleged to be criminal, with anyone except a defense lawyer. Seek and retain a criminal lawyer to represent you. If...

The maximum? That is impossible to say with certainty without more information. In the most common scenarios, theft between $1,000 and $5,000...

Received a ticket 4 expired tabs,5 days later I recieved another ticket.How long do i hav to respond to the ticket? Do i pay2tix

If don't want to go to court, you'll need to pay both. If you do go to court, the prosecutor might dismiss one if you plead to one. Might be...

My son is in jail for probable cause then was give a bail but still under probable cause how long does he have 2 stay in jail,

A person can be arrested and held in jail without a criminal charge being filed, but only for a limited time, held under "probable cause" pending...

When i was 14 years old i got a d.u.i.

I don't know. This has not come up yet in my practice. You could apply for a drivers license and see what happens. Or you could call Driver...

Speeding ticket issued from an officer running radar while parked on a public sidewalk.

Although one should keep an open mind, it is difficult for me to imagine asserting a police officers illegal parking while running RADAR as a...

Been waiting three months for court date, felony possession of Hashish (.5g)

It is typical for several weeks or months to pass before felony drug charges are filed. Once in a while, they never are. The shortest limitations...

I need to know who I should talk to or what to do to get a federal no contact order dropped in Minnesota.

People seem to call a few different things a "no contact order." Most often, the term is used to mean a condition of pretrial release. But I have...

In minnesota is it legal for 20 years old guy to have sex with 15 years old girl if she wants?

See Minnesota Statutes Section 609/345, subdivision 1(b), for example - consensual sexual contact between a perons under 16 and another "more than...