Can police search my purse without consent at a friend's house without even knowing i was there

I hate to be so vague, but the answer is "it depends." The scenario is too fact specific to be able to give you a reliable answer with only the...

What do I do and if I don't cooperate, what may my charges be?

Go talk to a lawyer and do it immediately. When you find one, tell him or her everything and let them take it from there. I suspect you have in...

Do I need to sue the police department for doing that

The police haven't done anything they can be sued for. The short version is cops are permitted to lie to suspects when questioning them. And even...

In Arkansas it is no crime for a 16 year old and an 18 year old to have a consensual sexual relationship. That doesn't always make it a good idea,...

What does waver of right to formal reading of warrant

All that means is the defense attorney is not requiring the prosecutor to formally read the charges aloud on the record. It means absolutely...

Was this the proper procedures?

Sorry, but it's legal. Smelling marijuana is probable cause to search the vehicle and any persons or containers that are or were in the vehicle...

How can we get this warrant lifted? Is there anybody else we can turn to for assistance?

You'd be best off hiring an attorney to help. Unfortunately you're not going to be able to as much done yourself as a good defense attorney could...

I mean I don't know how to approach this? is this even possible to shorten the time of my probation?

"Probation" in a district court case is not the same as probation on felony cases. Typically what is meant by "probation" in district court...

What can happen if a 17 and a 35 year old are together?

As long as there isn't a special relationship between the two (by that I mean teacher-student, mandated reporter, etc.) and the act was consensual,...

Question is if I am fired over just the appearance of criminal wrongdoing what is my recourse?

Arkansas is an at-will employment state, meaning an employer can fire you for any reason or no reason at all (save for some federal protections). ...