Can a witness plea the fifth when they have told the detective of the action u would be refusing to anwser prior to the trial

Your 5th Amendment right is completely independent of what you may or may not have told a detective. As a witness, if you are compelled to...

Pierce County, WA - Double Jeopardy question. See details. If a case is dismissed with prejudice...

You need to talk to a lawyer. Constitutionally speaking, the dismissal of a municipal violation will not prevent the state from seeking to...

I have a misdemeanor marijuana charge from 2007 in Tennessee. I am going into a medical program will this affect my job chances

That depends more on the prospective employer than anything else. The medical fields (doctor/nursing/etc) tend to be more picky than most other...

After a request for an offender to get evaluated for a charge on agg criminal sex abuse how long does it take?

If this is a Kane County case and it's being done through the diagnostic center, my experience is that it might be done by May 10... but might not....

Can i go to jail?

Potentially, yes. It's possible you could face charges where jail time might be threatened. Just because the police didn't arrest you when they...

Am I eligible for a Serna Motion or dismissal of a 30 year old warrant?

I'm guessing that when you were pulled over here, the police told you that there was a warrant out of LA, but that they weren't going to arrest you...

Legal Advice Retail Theft

It's not exactly clear what "only" getting a ticket means. I've seen plenty of criminal charges (even felonies) initially written on "tickets". ...

Agreed, it's been taken for bond. If you need it back before the case is over, however, you can get it. Go to the courthouse, tell them you'd like...

Identity theft

Jail time is always possible in criminal cases. If you have an attorney, though, stop asking the questions on here and direct them to him/her. ...

What will a attorney/lawyer do as opposed to a public defendor?

In most cases, public defenders can do anything an attorney can do. After all, public defenders ARE attorneys. Some limitations can occur (like,...