Residential burglary is a Class B Felony 5-20 years. You can be habitualized based on your prior felonies which will impact your good time and...

Caught shoplifting, will I go to jail?

First of all, Walmart prosecutes shoplifting fully. Their loss prevention representative will 99% of the time show up to court. If this is a first...

If my son was charged with possession of crystal meth and received a sentence by the state could the feds come back @ charge him

Bart is correct about double jeopardy. Federal authorities are not barred by double jeopardy after a state charge. I have never heard of them...

Also - if license is suspended due to DWI there is a 10 days mandatory jail sentence. Agree with attorneys, pay off that ticket.

"in arkansas is it possession for a minor to have alcohol and marijuana in there system?"

I'd argue it wasn't. Seen police threaten to charge this more than I have seen them actually charge it. I am aware of no authority that allows a...

Will I get into more trouble by paying a ticket while already on probation? (Unsupervised)

Some of what happens if up to your probation officer. Some are more strict than others. You can get revoked for the standard reasons: new...

What kind of lawyer do I need? My friend was arrested for a failure to appear from a traffic violation...

These are all criminal defense matters that folks like myself handle routinely. I've seen people charged with doctor prescribed medicine. If...

What trouble will I be in for stealing narcotics?

If I was prosecuting this I would find it pretty easy to show the theft if the video camera is clear. If the theft is established then I would...

If im being charged with something that involes a informint can i get the state to pay fr my lawyer if i fire the public defence

No. If attorney has two different defendants as clients in the same case, they can motion to sever the case. Otherwise you might run into...

For starters, it depends on if your probation sentence indicated credit for time served while you were waiting to get brought to court. Not sure...