Charges filed but do not want to press charges in a domestic case

While no lawyer will advise you not to appear on a valid subpoena, folks in your situation tend not to appear for court, resulting often in...

Being charged class d felony for child support money directly taken out of check need help with an attorney

Get the public defender, but if you are being garnished there is a good chance they are taking as much as the law allows. If this is and was the...

Me and a friends got caught with marijuana

I think your best bet is to hire a lawyer and try to pin it on your friends if they are the ones who got caught holding and not you. You can lose...

Is there apparent authority?

Because of the statute of frauds and title insurance and underwriting requirements, the situation you describe is unlikely to occur. The would be...

Can the state of Missouri take my daughter?

Yes, they can, and they might if the issues that led to your last child being taken persist.

Missouri, PCR judgement awarded and then over-ruled by Appeal's Court. Not re-instated over one year-Statute of Limitations?

The statute of limitations is tolled during the pendency of the case. That means the statute is not running and the state is not running out of time.

How long do criminal cases last

My experience has been generally that the longer it takes, the more favorable the outcome for the defendant.

Generally going to trial is a good idea if you win and a bad idea if you lose. Obviously it is bad to plead out if you would have won your case. ...

Mr. Fry's answer is correct. And I would add that largely whether you go to jail depends on how the judge reads your attitude about compliance. ...

My attorney mislead me to plead to a felony vice a misdemeanor. What can I do?

While it may be a case of you not getting what you thought you were getting, often times if a charge is filed and put on case.net as a felony,...