In a criminal case, can a witness lie in court to protect their cousin, the defendant?

It is not your witness, it is the prosecutor's witness. If you have information that a witness is being threatened you should tell the prosecutor...

On my court papers it list my probation was 10 years. When my 10 years was up, I was told that it is 30 years? What can I do?

The registry does indeed make it very difficult, but there seems to be strong popular support for this kind of law and I think that registry laws...

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Is the police report accurate for court

It is not a reason to dismiss the charge and the police report is not evidence. As a rule the report can be used only to cross-examine the officer...

My son is incarcerated and a petition for post conviction has been issued. What exactly does that mean?

Your son probably filed the petition, hoping to reopen his case. I can't imagine who else could have done it. The State is asking for time to...

What are the chances for a resident to not be deported after a charge on misdemeanor 2degree theft?

I have had clients with repeated retail theft offenses including felony theft convictions and who actually did prison time but who were not...

Can someone who was not called by the state walk in to a criminal trial and say "I want to testify about what I know of this

It is up to the attorneys whether to call you or not. If neither the defense nor the prosecution wants to call you as a witness then you cannot...

Is this entrapment ?

There are many reasons that won't work. One obvious shortcoming of your entrapment theory, but only one, is that the conduct that you find...

Summary charge 2709 ,victim stated to police that she wanted charges dropped officer said no why

A criminal violation is considered a wrong against society at large, not a private wrong against an individual. It is not up to the complainant to...

Is a writ of cert. to the Colorado Supreme Court basically the same as an opening brief or just a request to file a brief?

The thrust of a petition for discretionary review is to establish that the case is so important as to deserve the court's attention. If the case...

Can I suit for being incarcerated for 10 months for a case the state could not prove?

If there was a finding of probable cause at preliminary hearing or an indictment from a grand jury then a civil action against the state would...

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