I have a $600 fine and want to turn myself in. How many days will I sit in Harris count if i cant get bailed out?

In Harris County, you "lay out" fines and court costs (don't forget about court costs) at $100 per day. But you say that you have just received...

Will deferred adjudication on my record prevent me from being able to own a firearm?

No, under Texas law if you have successfully completed the Deferred Adjudication period and your case was subsequently dismissed. You have no...

IF I HAVE DEFERRED PROBATION FOR A FELONY CHARGE CAN I GET A NON DISCLOSURE AND STILL GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A PROBATION OFFICER

I do not disagree with any of my leaned collegues above opinions about the likelihood of employment with any government agency with a record (even...

Why would a hospital not respond to 3-4 subpoenas by the DA office?

I can't get 9 months of continuances or resets for medical records and have never seen a determined DA's office be checkmated by a hospital's...

My daughter paid a fine for domestic disturbance and was told her record would cleared after period of time.

Reading between the lines here, your daughter has no chance for sealing or expunging her record and practically zero chance of a new trial (or an...

My son was arrested for evading when he did not know it was a cop. He was charged with nothing else. Is that normal???

Ask your son's attorney about inquiring whether the D.A.'s office will "divert" the case, if they will consider such relief, short of a trial. It...

Statute of limitations in light of dismissed charges

There is no law against "cleaning a shotgun on a front porch." I am assuming that the charge went from some type of misdemeanor (but "Terroristic...

Miscarriage in justice

A sworn Motion for Continuance (by either side) should state that the Motion is "not for mere delay but that justice may be done". To say that "a...

The most important thing to keep in mind is that this is a hearing to the Judge with no right to a jury trial and, as Mr. Pierce-Jones noted, the...

If a person is in the county jail and has supposedly been indicted, is she/he supposed to receive a notice of indictment?

Unfortunately, there is no requirement in the Code of Criminal Procedure that the State "prove" the service by an actual signed receipt document...