If the state files a probation violation, the term of the probation might be extended. Probation can be up to the length of the possible prison...

This is your sister’s decision to make, and it sounds like she’s made it. Any parent who sends their kids off to visit relatives when they have...

It depends on the PV allegations. If it is a failure to pay money, they probably just want their money. If you skipped out on supervised...

Appeals take about a year - they are not automatic. You don’t get a new trial just because you don’t like the jury’s verdict. It isn’t clear what...

Yes, you do not have to answer the door. However, you run the risk of the police taking the next step, whatever that might be. Search and seizure...

I’m not sure how that is relevant. Some of the stuff required in the petition is there to tell the judge what issues there might be. If the...

People do not “press charges” in Idaho and nearly everywhere else. Pretrial supervision officers would normally not have any authority to do a...

An authorization to use the card is not a gift of whatever was purchased. You really should not ever use anybody else’s card because they can turn...

Innocent until proven guilty is a presumption that attaches at trial. The “sentence satisfaction date” is an IDOC thing that isn’t always correct....

The state doesn’t have to prove the time. They don’t even have to prove the exact date, although that’s usually not a problem for traffic tickets....