Charge with 1rst DUI. What the possibility to have it pled down to wreckless wet & agreed to go to a drug/alcohol program.

You can decide whether or not to plea, but I would suggest waiting until you speak with an experienced criminal defense lawyer in a confidential...

As a defense attorney, what should you avoid when attempting to gather accurate information from the client?

Judgment. Remember the highly coercive atmosphere many confessions are given in and the high rate of false confessions. Next: what information...

What will happen if I don't pay civil liberties?

I advise you not to pay the civil demand letter. The firms who send out these letters have a practice of naming exorbitant sums for items that...

Will it help the case if the defended appears to the hearing any ways? Or it will make no different?

It really won't make much difference, to be quite honest.

18 years old. Shoplifted at JCPenneys. No police arrest. Signed notice of civil demand. When do I know if i am prosecuted?

I agree with the other attorneys who have answered this question so far. You have no obligation to pay a civil demand letter. These are quite...

What is the process if I plead not guilty to petty theft and they find me guilty?

If you plead not guilty, you will be represented by either an attorney of your choosing (private counsel, a lawyer that you hire) or the court will...

What do i do step by step? How do i get a lawyer or public defender for shoplifting i have a civil and criminal issue...

First things first, the civil demand letter, the letter stating "settlement offer" is not a legal debt. A store does not have the power to impose...

My son is in jail on an assault/rape case against live in exgirlfriend. for some reason the courts arent allowing dna

The blunt answer is that when a woman alleges rape or sexual assault, it does not matter if she had cocaine or alcohol in her system in defending...

To be quite frank, at a .11 it is not very likely that you will be able to negotiate a wet. That being said, there are many valid defenses to...

What will happen if a 18 year old male has sex with a 14 year old female and the females family press charges?

Your friend is in serious trouble and needs to find the best attorney he can afford as soon as possible. Your friend will likely be facing serious...