I'm getting charged with domestic violen Burglary vandelism for my first time offense. I really do not want to serve jail time .

Unless you've physically harmed someone, you are unlikely to actually do jail time, though this is a serious enough offense hat you should engage a...

Is conspiracy to commit murder considered a violent crime

Unless you're planning to talk your victim to death, yes, that would be considered a crime of violence.

Can my 21 year old Army boyfriend get in trouble for dating me?

So long as you didn't start having sex before you were fifteen (sixteen if he was in the Army already), and you turn eighteen before he turns...

Why don't lawyers seem to care about abiding by notary law?

Maybe there's something slightly twisted about lawyers. Though I wouldn't swear to it.

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What should I going to prepare when I go to Courthouse for a petty theft case?

It's great that you have a lawyer, because that man or woman (or precocious child) will know your case history and be able to answer all these...

Involves a DUI, speeding ticket, and an accident. All in a years time.

She certainly should engage a lawyer to help her with this, and yes, there is a possibility of a plea deal. However, it sounds as though if she has...

If a lawyer did that -- and a relatively few lawyers have done that, helping to make lawyering a reviled profession -- he or she would be breaking...

What crime is committed when someone with a gun, doesn't fire but is breaking car windows with the butt of the gun?

Wrong that there was no crime committed; probably right in not wanting to risk involvement with the other end of that gun.

What would happen if an adult which is 19 hits a minor?

They're both minors, and it's impossible to deduct from your narrative exactly what happened and why. I'm sorry your daughter was struck, and am...

I'm going to disagree slightly with my colleagues. While you have pleaded guilty to the charge, judgment (conviction) has been deferred until...