I have received a state jail felony for sex with an inmate, is it possible that I could get deferred adjudication

It sounds like you have been charged with improper sexual activity with a person in custody, which is a state jail felony. Generally, deferred...

Statute of Limitations Exceptions?

Some offenses have no time limit. Some had a time limit, but the time limit has been eliminated by amendment to the penal code. Determining when...

They have charged me with a Felony theft of $1500-20k what am I looking at on time in jail or probation?

At that value range, you are charged with a state jail felony. You could serve from 180 days to 2 years in state jail. With no criminal history...

Making a false complaint of family violence creates a big, heavy, fast train that can be very hard to stop. In many counties, the assistant DA...

What should my next course of action be?

You can request that the court appoint an attorney to represent you. If you'd rather hire an attorney, but don't have the entire fee, some...

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I advise my clients to ignore civil demand letters. A civil demand has no impact on the criminal case. Retailers mail out civil demands for money...

A dective called my parents saying that i have been mentioned in an investigation and for me to come down do i have to?

You certainly do not have to go talk to them, and you should not. The investigator will not tell you why he'd like to speak to you, but you should...

Victim of mental and physical abuse by an ex-boyfriend, knew he would kill me if I stayed. We were arrested, I was a victim.

There are two serious mistakes that people in your position tend to make: explaining and waiting. If you wait and see what happens before hiring...

Is it better to be a Pro active attorney or a Re active attorney?

That's a great question. The answer is that it depends. As the target of an investigation, you (and your attorney) are in a precarious, delicate...

Do not take a polygraph at the request of anyone other than your attorney! Your attorney might have you take a polygraph and use the results to...