If the time for appearance [either by cite or bail bond] has passed without a filing, you should check weekly with the court. NOT with the DA, but...

Criminal defense atty promised vigorous representation; did a 180 at court. Has shown no belief whatsoever in defending client

If the attorney turned a 114 year sentence into 180 days, maybe he did more than could be expected. Many times when I look into what another...

Need criminal lawyer

You can ask many lawyers questions for free; you cannot retain many lawyers [nor any good ones] for $1,000, however, except for the most minor of...

Is this a scam and what do i do?

I think it is certainly a scam; the feds do not honor the states' medical marijuana policies and consider marijuana that is sold/possessed illegal...

Dui in 07 never resolved. It 7-8 years later do I still have to do DUI school or is it expunged?

Ignoring sentencing orders on criminal cases will never result in them somehow disappearing by the passage of time. You had better have the...

Is a defense attorney responsible for investigating other possible defense chain of events presented them of a defense?

Attorney have a duty to investigate all reasonable defenses [including SODDI -some other dude did it], but this question is a bit incoherent - I...

When an officer searches your property with probable cause, do they have to have evidence to support their probable cause?

Your question seems to have internal inconsistencies. You say they searched "with probable cause" - if they had probable cause, that means a...

What are the chances that my lawyer can leverage this fact and be able to have the case reduced or dismissed??

Drunk driving being a political crime for which the local agencies obtain grant funds, so discussing such things with DAs generally results in them...

Your add-on that you are in traffic court presents a conundrum other responders have not considered. If this is truly a traffic case, the DA does...

If you had that presence of mind and quickness and agility of response, you are definitely not drunk in public, which has elements of proof far...