The court should let you submit an affidavit of indigency and request a public defender. They could deny it if they feel like it's a delay tactic,...

Effectively no contest is a guilty plea where you don't admit fault, so three points on your DL/insurance record. Ideally you could probation or...

Post this in reddit and get a better answer, criminal defense doesn't cover the burden you are under. You need to talk to adults outside of your...

Anytime you go into probation interview or court you can get tested. They are recognizing medical marijuana cards across the State now.

Contest it. Hire a lawyer like me or appear on your behalf. The date on ticket is just where you say "not guilty" you will get a follow up trial...

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Sounds like he was on "unsupervised probation" or Suspended Imposition of Sentence for a prior case. It means whatever old case he has is in...

I don't know if you are in District or Circuit court, but there will be a probation officer you can confirm with. I always recommend Goodwill. ...

Rape shield is about protecting victim's rights to not get besmirched about irrelevant sexual conduct they had if they testify. I don't see how...

A waiver of jury must be in writing. The district court doesn't have juries and usually doesn't have pretrials. If you were in district court,...

On DWI 3, the statute says 90 days jail mandatory unless the Judge finds specific findings for alternative sanctions. 90 in the minimum, 365 is...