Can I be guilty of criminal acts on a property that has my name on the lease?

Well, you cant be charged with TRESPASSING on property where you are entitled to be by virtue of being on the lease. But that doesn't mean you may...

Do first offense class b misdemeanors always carry a confinement ?

Judges have very broad discretion when it comes to misdemeanor sentencing. Class B misdemeanors carry a maximum penalty of $2,500 in fines and 6...

Warrant

When failure to appear is charged as a crime itself, it requires that you KNOWINGLY not show up to court after the court or the jail releases you...

Do I have any recourse?

This is very difficult to answer without other background facts. That said . . . (1) If you have simply signed an agreement, but have not yet...

Should i file a complaint or is there something else i should do? I need it off my record.

I'm not sure I completely understand what the situation is ("open but empty file?"), but it sounds like you have something on your record that is...

Oregon law makes it a crime to "Obtain or attempt to obtain the whole or any part of a conversation by means of any device, contrivance, machine or...

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Is it illegal for me to date a older girl? She is 21 and I'm 15

First, you would not be subject to any criminal liability no matter what happens. She would. Laws that protect minors from non-consensual sexual...

Can the entire case be dismissed based on they were never dispatched to my house for any reason?

I concur with my colleagues who have already answered your questions. I wanted to chime in to address your headline question more directly: No,...

Is this legal when a cop follows you around. When does it become a human rights infringement?

First, good job in denying consent to come into your house. You may always do that (unless the cops have what are called "exigent circumstances"...

I was arrested for theft 3, can i call in or do i have to appear?

Theft 3 is a misdemeanor. Oregon law allows defendants not to personally appear at a misdemeanor arraignment, BUT ONLY IF an attorney appears on...