Pretrial diversion is a contract between a Defendant and the prosecuting attorney. Usually, the contract calls for the the defendant to abide by...

Criminal Mischief is the name we give in Texas to what other people call 'vandalism.' It means the wrongful damage or destruction of property. The...

Can a person be tried for basically the same thing in criminal and in civil court?

There is nothing to prevent a person from being sued civilly and charged criminally for the same offense. That's exactly what happened to OJ. If...

What will happen?

As a legal matter, the judge could agree to reinstate his appeal bond, but as a practical matter, it is not likely to happen. From the judge's...

My wittness has moved abroad. Reguarding a criminal defense case. (assault 3) Is there a way that he can testify/deposition fr

I agree with Ms. Gillies that the general rule is that a witness must be present to testify. However, as Ms. Ramirez points out, there may be...

Do I need a criminal defense lawyer?

You definitely need a lawyer, and preferably one familiar with your county. I am not licensed to practice in Tennessee, so I am not familiar...

Mr. Walcutt is correct, and I should have been more clear. If a person has abandoned some property, it belongs to no one and it would not be theft...

Hi, my husband commited a robbery 8 years ago, he ran away, he got sentensed while he was absent can a laywer still do anything?

Your husband definitely needs to talk to a lawyer. As the other attorney pointed out, he;s going to have to do the time. But there also may be...

Yes. That's called theft. In Texas, a person commits theft if he takes the property of another with the intent to deprive that person of that...

There is a maximum sentence set out for each offense, but those apply to any defendant convicted of that crime. Although first offenders often...