A criminal record always starts with someone with no record… All it takes to get charged with a misdemeanor is a citation. All it takes to...

Discrimination is legal unless it is based on a person’s protected characteristics, like race or religion. A property owner does not need a...

Arraignment is the hearing where the judge informs the defendant of the state’s allegations, the possible penalties, and the rights a person has in...

Different judges, maybe? Some judges are more liberal in appointing counsel than others.

Your first appearance is probably an arraignment where you can ask the court to appoint counsel and the court will ask for a plea. If you’ve...

A motion for probation violation is a request from the prosecutor’s office asking the judge to determine that the defendant has violated his...

You should expect that they will want to get you off parole as soon as they can. It’s a revolving door kinda thing. There are people being...

You can still report it. The prosecutor’s office would decide whether or not to file charges. You might want to speak to a trusted adult before...

A landlord normally cannot trespass a tenant. It’s built into the trespassing statute. So, it is kind of unclear what has happened here. A...

Petit Theft carries the possibility of both jail time and fines. Criminal cases generally go through two parts: 1) can the state prove their...