Theft by deception 40,000 first offense. My son signed a contract that he was unable to pay back

This sounds more like a civil case than a criminal one, unless the facts are a bit different than what you're saying. No one can really answer this...

I moved from WA to NYC and soon after arriving i received mail from my old place and realized i missed a court date in WA.

I remember reading somewhere that WA was going to dismiss their pending pot cases due to the new law. What you need to do is hire a lawyer from WA...

Can family members pay for a criminal defense attorney?

Absolutely, this happens every single day.

Who can initiate a plea bargain in a first time offense class A misdemeanor case?

Either side can, and in misdemeanor cases generally one of the sides will.

Misdemeanor charges for first offenders generally don't result in jail sentences here in NYC, it would have to be a particularly egregious set of...

Will a defense attorney see a defendant even if they can't afford it?

A public defender certainly will, that's why they're there. A private attorney generally will not take on a case without getting paid a significant...

The case documents and photos should be sealed but the fact that you were convicted of 240.20 after being charged with 230.04 will come up on your...

The amount you can be fined depends on what you actually get convicted of. If you're charged with a crime, a good lawyer can generally knock the...

With an ACD the consequences of not disclosing it and them finding out are possibly much worse than telling them about it from the get go. The main...

I got a conditional discharge for unlawful assembley 4 years ago and it still shows on my record.i thought it was to be sealed

Were you convicted of unlawful assembly or charged with unlawful assembly and convicted of something less? If it's the first one, no it wouldn't...