I agree with my colleague on this. It's a heavily litigated area of criminal defense and requires an attorney who knows the law in your state....

You don't have to speak to police officers at any point. You are correct. You should have representation and if you speak with them, let them know...

Call the courthouse and ask if a warrant has been issued for failing to appear. A bench warrant is issued because someone missed a court date. So...

The best thing you can do is hire an attorney who can get ahold of footage showing your innocence. it doesn't mean that'll guarantee a dismissal,...

An expungement is a sealing of the records. It's not a burning of the records. Your expungement, at least in my jurisdiction, just hides your...

I moved your question out of the Criminal Defense category. Your issue seems to be of a civil nature if you're not going to be filing a police...

You're certainly admitting to a lot on this public website... But to answer your question, do a search on Google. There are several free databases...

Essentially what it means is that you're not forced to pay for an attorney during your case. There's nothing in the Constitution that says you...

Yes. Every defense attorney I know, including myself, practices in justice court. Find yourself another attorney. Most of us on AVVO will give you...

In Short...yes you do have the right to choose your own attorney. However that doesn't mean you can just skip out on a hearing because you "told...