My son is at college...and like most, he pushed the envelope his first semester. He was caught at a party and got a ticket for

I agree with the answers above. It sounds like your son's constitutional rights to be free from unlawful searches may have been violated. The...

Can a person appeal a sentence given based on a character letter from an x-father in law, basing it as unconstitutional?

A judge at sentencing is allowed to consider impact letters from victims as well as character evidence. From your description of what happened, I...

Is it possible to dispute charges from years ago that are labeling you as a career offender?

Once you have two prior offenses for drugs or violence, you have met the threshold for career offender status. That being said, the court still...

What are the consequences for criminal mischief?

If the officer said you are being charged with criminal mischief, then the likelihood of your actually being charged is very high. Police officers...

Will TX (Denton County) send someone to my house in Utah to arrest me for a misdemeanor warrant?

It is doubtful that an officer from Denton County, Texas, will come to arrest you. If Denton County decides to file charges, they could issue a...

I agree with the analysis above. I recently had a client in another state who was arrested on a Utah warrant. My client had an attorney in his...

How does a Theft Summons served by a Sherrif affect your record?

Typically, a summons will not affect your record. Unlike an arrest, where you are booked and fingerprinted, a summons is not recorded on your...

An SR22 Utah is a form, not an insurance, that a motorist must have to provide proof of financial capability. This form has to be filed by an...

My family is pushing the prosecuting atty to come down hard on me for a probation violation on a DUI. Can they really influence?

Any information that your family provides the prosecution can be used against you in a violation of your probation. What you need to do to...

Is there a difference between getting ticketed for driving on a revoked or driving on revoked because of previous DUI?

There are several reasons for having a revoked license, one of which is for a prior DUI. If you get ticketed for revoked on a DUI, you may receive...