Although your factual summary is insufficient to provide you with more specific advice, in Louisiana false swearing is a felony as set forth...

Assuming you have a clean record, it is important that you keep it that way. You should retain an experienced criminal defense attorney. A good...

If the state reduced the charge to less than $500 the answer is yes. If the conviction was for an amount of $500 or more then your Mother has a...

You should retain an experienced criminal defense attorney ASAP. Many diversions are valuable ways for a first offender to keep their record...

Your charge is not a fine only misdemeanor. You should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to represent you prior to attending the...

You should follow Ms. Badeaux's advice above.

The best thing you can do for your boyfriend is to make sure that an experienced criminal defense lawyer is engaged on his behalf. Charges...

You need to hire an experienced criminal defense lawyer to assist you.

Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, La. R.S. 14:37.4 is a serious felony in Louisiana. The potential sentence is up to ten years of hard labor and...

Can I appeal an Alford law conviction being that I had ineffective counsel?

Generally speaking, you have two years following your conviction to file an application for Post-Conviction Relief which is the procedural...