"How?"

How? The #1 way this happens is that the Respondent is too poor (or too cheap) to bother showing up with an attorney to the Protective Order...

You have a duty to show up and give honest testimony. However, you can't be compelled to give testimony against yourself... so if your honest...

I was collapsed from chest pain in public and was arrested for trespassing. How should I proceed?

This doesn't seem like a Criminal Defense issue so I changed the topic to Civil Rights. You don't mention WHY the hospital told you to get...

Could my ex have been incorrectly charged?

The charge seems correct. Assault Family Violence / Impeding Breath or Circulation is a third-degree felony but it can be a felony of the second...

State District Courts lack jurisdiction over the FBI or any other federal entity. You can run an FBI fingerprint criminal history on yourself...

Yelling in a private place is generally not illegal unless those words included threats. If she made false accusations then you've got a potential...

What's the likelihood of my wife being convicted on the charges of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon family violence

A person can be convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon if they merely BRANDISH the weapon while committing assault. Unfortunately, many...

The mean of sentences 360 in jail for 2 charges?

This question is marked "Austin, TX" so I'll assume it was a Travis County case... the last I heard, the Travis County jail gives males 2 for 1 and...

How long does friend who went to jail have to receive her belongings in Texas?

Please read my response on this related question:...

May 2014 I was arrested , my charge was assault of minor, elder or handicapped. I completed three years deferred.

Pre-employment background checks are so common these days that your best bet is to learn to be an entrepreneur. Start your own business and become...