Do both parents have to attended their child juvenile hearing?

I don't practice in CA and am unfamiliar with its laws. But in IL there is a common misunderstanding by judges where they equate the State's duty...

My 15 year old son was questioned by local police, they were trying to get him to say he was driving my older sons vehicle while

I am not sure about the particular laws in GA regarding this, but in IL the police are not required to notify a parent when they intend to question...

I shall be graduating high school after just turning 17. I intend to go to college immediately but i wonder what it will be like

You will still be a dependent minor and unable to enter into legally-binding contracts. The only way to get emancipated is through a court...

My son violated his probabtion and then ran away.

I don't know about your particular State laws or how your son's sentencing order reads, but in the jurisdiction in IL where I primarily practice,...

We have received a civil demand for damages of $150 since my 14 yr. old was caught shoplifting. Do we need to pay this?

This is a common question. Why are they asking so much when the item cost so little and they got it back? Because there is a law that lets them. ...

Motions

As has been described by others, a motion to suppress is a written documents filed with the court and served on the prosecutor in which the...

Confidential informant

Under most circumstances, including the scenario you describe, yes they can keep a CI's identity from you.

Cops said ehey had a search warrant and did not.

The remedy in criminal court for an illegal search is to file a motion to suppress evidence that connects you to the commission of a crime. Since...

How do you proove an email from a detective to a prosecutor is fake?

The email would not qualify as a business record if it was a document prepared in anticipation of litigation. It seems like it would be hearsay...

Unless your charge was amended from domestic battery to battery (or something else), you did not receive supervision since that is not an available...