Is it a crime for someone to demand money for them to not press charges?
Yes, it sounds like blackmail perpetrated by the father or extortion. I would not pay anything, because you could be charged with felony tampering...
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Yes, it sounds like blackmail perpetrated by the father or extortion. I would not pay anything, because you could be charged with felony tampering...
No. There is a law on the books called the Texas Payday Act. All employers in the State of Texas must pay you your final paycheck within a seven...
The answer is yes. You could sue Walmart, however you must show damages. Your actual damages are not there unless you can show that his choking...
In Texas, the only time you are ineligible for probation is if you have been convicted of a felony in any state in the United States. So the...
You should be careful about moving if there is a geographic restriction in your current order. You should get into court with a motion to modify...
Pardons are rare. You probably need to get your felony arrest non-disclosed and then pay off your traffic ticket failure to appear. The DV you...
Galveston County is normally pretty lenient compared to other counties. My first question would be-has a lawyer already tried once to reduce the...
Normally if your case is in Harris County, they will rarely allow you to plea without a lawyer. However, if you fit into a category of persons who...
What you are describing is probably either a court appointed lawyer or a public defender. What she needs to do is file a Motion for New Trial...
Lloyd is correct. The district attorney's office have experts that they put on during trial that explain why the wife or girlfriend tend to sign...