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A station video shows processing of a defendant in the police station. A stop video is on scene and shows the initial stop through arrest. The...

A warrant must be specific. If not the results of the execution of the warrant may be suppressed. No attorney, whether a public or private one,...

If someone is issued a subpoena to have a charge against to be heard and it happens to be on "grand jury" day?

The only things told to a grand jury are what the prosecutor wants to be told to the grand jury. There is no one there on behalf of any defendant...

Discretionary transfer of probation from NJ to NC

Most transfers were routinely accepted, but with the budget problems many States are facing, they are turning down more transfers unless they feel...

You need to contact the attorney who represented you. If the court papers are in conflict with the clerk's record, that is definitely something...

I was arrested 2 years ago for a misdemeanor and my record was expunged Will this show up on a criminal background check?

It should not show up if expunged, unless you are applying for a government position, because no state can command the FBI to delete their...

Does stating that your felonies happened over a decade ago count as opening the door at criminal trial?

Great advice in the first answer. Too many people on the witness stand answer too quickly. Let your attorney have a chance to object and wait for...

Two excellent answers given above. The decision to plea is always the client's no matter what the attorney's advice. Sincerely, Attorney...

A motion to exclude other witnesses from the courtroom is routine in a trial. This excludes anyone not testifying on the witness stand, with the...

My misdemeanor retail theft charge was sealed. Will this come up in a background check for a teaching position?

Sealing should make it unavailable to the public. You should seek to expunge it as well when available. Remember that sealing or expunging deal...