Is there a time period the police or D.A. has to charge me with an offense afer the crime was committed?

Statute of limitations prevents the State from filing a case against you after a certain point, but the length of that varies (felonies carry a...

Verbal threat with laguage and disorderly conduct

He said/she said situations like this are all to often determined by the police officers "gut" feeling and are not able to stand up to the beyond a...

Open container?

Fighting these on your own will be difficult (if not impossible) because you do not know the rules of evidence and civil procedure. I strongly...

Mr. Richman is correct. The State will not put any weight into your word that your son is telling the truth. All of this needs to go through your...

These are all great questions that must be addressed to your probation officer. Also, as a precaution, I would write them out and have the officer...

How do you make a court appointed attorney actually work on your behalf???

You seem to assume that the number of resets correlate to an attorney "not" working on your behalf. Most of us would tell you that it's just the...

I did 5 yrs probation got revoked and sentence 4 yrs I appealed been outon bond for three years what's taking so long?

Your fact pattern is a little confusing and we would need to know more. Why were you successful on appeal? What was the underlying...

On a four year state jail sentence and with having a year in a half back time how much time will have to be served?

Your question is a little confusing. Under a State Jail offense the punishment range is limited to 180 days to 2 years in a state jail facility. ...

It is EXTREMELY important for him to retain a local criminal defense attorney because he is facing some very serious criminal charges. It's also...

How is it legaL for a county in Texas to release a person on a "personal recognizance bond , but report to the probation dept

Great question! The terms of release on bond can include requirements that are designed to ensure your appearance and protect society upon your...