Why is my brother still in prison after case was dismissed?

Was there some other hold? A blue warrant? Probation violation? Are you looking at the right website? When you say the district attorney, it...

If your case was dismissed do you still tell your employer about it when you are applying for a job.

Generally an employer is looking for convictions, not arrests. Unless the question specifically asks for arrests, then you would not need to...

Can I receive probation on my first offense of simple robbery? And I have prior record

In this area chances are probably not, it is case specific and usually very rare. On the Texas side of Texarkana, the best you can most likely get...

What can I do when I'm 20 and had sexual intercourse with a 17 year but she was willing and her choice and her parents knew?

If it was consensual then there is no crime. 17 is the age of consent in Texas.

Grand juries don't "get hung". They either issue an indictment or they do not. There is something really amiss here with either the facts or the...

Age of consent?

Sexual contact/conduct is statutory rape (Sexual Assault of a child) because you are under the age of consent. The only way you could be legal is...

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My son was arrested yesterday and was given a 2 year sentence of which he will serve 1/3.

He should be parole eligible almost immediately is the gist of it. Unless he has some disciplinary issues he has sufficient time credit to parole,...

What does deferred adjudication mean and does it mean that it will clear my record.

Deferred Adjudication is a form of community supervision authorized by Tex. Code Criminal Procedure Article 42.12 where the Court accepts a plea of...

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Depends on the plea that was entered. There is no way for us to answer that question without knowing what the plea was. A third degree felony has...

Ok you are on probation and have been meeting all the requirements.

REMAIN CALM! Do not fight with the probation officer or probation department. Criminal defense work is court intensive and sometimes it takes...