What can a person be charged with if they are caught with any kind of weed?

If they're found in possession of marijuana (or observed tossing it onto the street) they can be charged with either a misdemeanor or a violation,...

I have a clean record and have recently been accused of violating a no contact order with my ex.

It's certainly possible but if there's no violence alleged, unlikely. Get a good local attorney ASAP to assess the situation and arrange a...

You made a deal and now you've got to honor it. A plea deal is really no different than a contract between you, the DA and the court. You can...

About case dismissal after ACD term getting over

It should happen that day. While you're cutting it close, odds are it will not show up on a background check done a few days after the sealing. You...

Should my case be dismissed as part of my right to a speedy trial?

Although the law says you need to be tried within 180 days, not even day counts towards that number. Assuming your lawyer practices criminal law...

Ive never been in trouble with law before now being charged with two petit larceny cases will i go to jail?

Most petit larceny cases can be worked out without a jail sentence, sometimes even without a criminal conviction. Odds are you'll be ok, but make...

Can a "Smart Phone" be used as a instrument or object of a threat as a weapon? (ie: "I will call the cops on you!") A threat?

It all depends on the situation. Threatening to call the police with a phone would not transform the phone into a "weapon" under the law, but you...

They will never drop the case. The first time you or your friend gets in any sort of trouble with the law, odds are they'll be taken into custody...

It probably won't come up unless the person doing the checking has law enforcement access. But you never know. If it does come up, remember that...

What would happen if someone was found not guilty of a murder, and then right afterwards started bragging about how they did it?

Technically, the DA couldn't charge him again because he's already been found not guilty. However, if this happened you better believe they'd try...