Can I hire a criminal lawyer for a family member and have the lawyer follow my instructions or just review the DA's agreement?

I think you can pay a lawyer not to represent your mother but to explain to you the conditions of the agreement your mother is being offered. If...

What do I do now

Your description of the conduct of loss prevention is pretty typical. I would not take the way they acted towards you personal. You need to hire...

I've been anonymously set up and illegally searched what do I do?

I disagree with the previous answers. I believe the stop was illegal from its inception. Without more an anonymous tip does not give the officers...

Told to repost here.....Hiding evidence in a rape case... Army

The way I read the question you were the victim in the rape case and want to sue the government because the investigator did not turn over evidence...

A warrant was issued today for my arrest for charges which i did not commit. Can this be resolved without hiring a lawyer?

The bondsman almost certainly got the address to send you the letter from the court file. Depending on your county search www.OSCN.net or...

I was wrongfully accused of six felonies after entering my job of thirty years. I beat ALL six charges but lost my job.

You may want to explore the possibility of suing the officer for violating your civil rights. You need to act if you are going to do so. There are...

Is it possible to get a suspended sentence for a non-violent felony charge reduced and set up as non-disclosure?

The short answer is probably not. The judge that took the plea no longer has jurisdiction. Any modification of the sentence after 7 years would...

That probably violates the agencies' policy regarding involvement in "personal quarrels", but that alone does not make it per se unconstitutional....

My grandson was given a 25 year sentence on drug charges. The judge ordered a 1 year review but my grandson never got it.

That is a complicated question. The time has passed for the review. By statute the judicial review must take place within 2 years. As far as your...

My boyfriend got sentenced five years.

It's hard to say. Generally, on a five year sentence for these charges I would expect him to serve about 40% or two years. Of course that depends...