Question on reopening

No. Judges take special care to make sure that people are aware, competent and not under the influence when they accept guilty pleas. If the...

Son arrested for sales and transportation with two prior terms for sales what should he expect? Help

He needs a good lawyer now. If it's a small amount consistent with personal use without other indicators of sales, he needs to fight. Sounds like...

If the federal charge is dismissed on marriage fraud, does the INS will open an immigration case post-factum?

Criminal convictions are not required for immigration consequences to occur.

Mail box/ dorm

How, exactly, did someone "pick up your mail without your consent?" Mailboxes have keys. The person who has the key was either authorized to have...

Is it ever possible for a defendant to meet with the prosecutor?

In most states it is against the professional rules of ethics for a prosecutor to speak to someone who has a lawyer. So, even if you want to...

In Washington county Oregon jail what is the length of time someone can be arrested and held when there is no charges

I know hours seem like days when a loved one is locked up, but people don't have to be charged immediately to be detained. He will likely either be...

Was background check legal? Also sharing of info with neighbors?

People are free to look up and disseminate public information. Your conviction is a matter of public record.

Hire a lawyer to go to court for you. It is virtually certain that there is now a bench warrant out for your arrest. You need a lawyer to go to...

I'm a permanent resident in the US since 2005. I was caught shoplifting. How is this going to affect my renewal application?

Hire an immigration lawyer before you deal with this. Theft is a crime of moral turpitude, and could certainly affect immigration.

Would someone have to register in California if they were charged as a juvenile of Child Molestation I?!

Under California Penal Code Section 290.005, if you have been convicted in any other court, including any state, federal, or military court, of any...