Criminal Lawyer for an Assualt with a dead weapon that could work with low in-come family on payments VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE!?!

In many counties the local bar association has a referral list or panel of qualified attorneys in given areas of law. The attorneys on these panels...

What will happen when i go to court.

While you may not be on probation now and may not have been sentenced to jail on your DUI six years ago, that prior is going to come back to haunt...

The advantage of the deferred entry of judgement (DEJ) process is that it operates just like a dismissal of the charges after arraignment - that...

Juvenile "strikes" are not as easy to determine as it might seem. It depends, is the answer. In general, those offenses that qualify as "strikes"...

Challenging the mandatory sex offender registration

It is quite understandable that you are confused. This is a very, very complicated area of law. Most lawyers are ill-equiped to give you a good...

What should I do on my first court appearance?

You really need a qualified criminal defense lawyer. There are many interesting legal issues in the situation you describe. Only by discussing them...

Petty Theft (code: 488) & Court

I am completely surprised that you have a trial date and do not yet have a public defender. You should have been appointed one, if you were found...

My son took a plea bargain. Is there a way to get early release?

Unfortunately, no. If he was sentenced within the last 120 days the sentencing court has the authority to recall, or reconsider the sentence. ...

If I completed DEJ court ordered program how do I get the charges taken off my record permanently?

In most courts, a court date is set at the time DEJ is granted. It is a date, for example a year later, when you should have completed the program....

Is it true that the state will help pay for medical attention if you've been a victim of a violent crime?...& w/out insurance?

Unfortunately, to my knowledge, the government will not pay in advance, if that is what you mean. But every victim of a crime will be entitled...