Because you have admitted to the crime, and because you seem to be interested in a guilty plea, you may be tempted to try to handle this case...

If your locked up in the county jail is it legal for them to put yo in the same pod as the other defendants in the crime.

I agree with the attorneys above. Yes, it is legal, but it is negligent. This would be a 1983 claim; a civil suit against the jail.

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Can the state change me with something someone said but is now not willing to talk about it?

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What do I need to do to get my case back into court?

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Do I need a workmans comp attorney?

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