That sounds like a scam by the attorney. No judge asks for 10 grand.

Venue is proper where the crime occurred, in this case NY. It is not uncommon for defendants to be charged in states other than where they live....

It means he is staying in jail until he is sentenced.

Anyone has a right to sue and go to court to resolve a dispute. The fact that he has been convicted of a crime may affect his credibility, but it...

They can be arrested wherever they are and extradited to the place charges are pending. The fact there are other local charges does not prevent...

If the crime was a felony, it is a federal crime to possess a firearm.

The fact that charges were dismissed does not make the earlier pretrial detention illegal.

The form says to include no contest pleas even if dismissed. You have a no contest plea that was dismissed. So the answer is yes.

The defense attorney can ask the judge to instruct the jury on the lesser charge.

If this is a federal case he gets 54 days off.