Do the feds have a time trail or what?

A person charged in federal court will often have any pending state criminal charges dismissed. This is because punishments are often more severe...

Do ou have the right to face your accuser in a parole hearing? If so, if they don't show does the parole hearing get tossed out?

In a hearing to revoke parole the prosecution's burden of proof is very low. This is because parole is a privilege rather than a right. The state...

Criminal defense question. Read more?

Your lawyer would be committing malpractice if he advised you to enter a plea without first examining all evidence--which includes reading the...

Can cop arrest me without asking my name, reading my rights, and half naked, and for not opening the door when not my home

As police did arrest you under these circumstances, obviously they can. Whether their actions were legal is another question, and one that cannot...

Can you be charged with assault and battery if both parties don't remember what happen; do to being drunk?

If neither of you can remember what happened and there are no other witnesses to the event, the only you could be convicted of anything is with...

As previously stated, a witness cannot invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination unless the question asked would require a...

How much do lawyers charge for criminal cases?

As already said, it varies tremendously, but committing a terroristic act is an extremely serious crime and can carry up to life imprisonment...

My boyfriend failed to register as a sex offender for the second time in Arkansas. now hes in jail. is he going to prison??

It's is extremely likely he will. Failure to register as a sex offender is punishable by 3 to 10 years imprisonment, and if he has already been...

I am looking for a lawyer in Northwest Arkansas who is Second Amendment friendly and willing to defend a self defense client?

Ditto to what my colleagues said. I would leave it at that, but this bears repeating: Though hiring a lawyer because of something that has not...

How likely is it for a person in this situation to have to serve jail time?

Based on the fact pattern you described there's a substantial chance of prison time. Of course, there's also a chance a good lawyer could beat the...