Should I waive my right to preliminary hearings?

Don't waive a thing yet. Invoke all of your rights. Remain silent, and get an attorney immediately! Once you have an attorney, you can get...

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Allow me to say that it is very common to be afraid of speaking out in public, especially when you have already been victimized, and you are being...

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How likely is a DWS charge to stick if the witness was consuming alcohol and identified the driver as the opposite sex?

Well, it's not really possible to predict what a jury will do. They're human beings, and they will assess the evidence and testimony as it is...

Are my rights being violated?

The point of an arraignment is to let you know what the charges are and to receive a plea from you. It is not to hand you the police report. ...

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Since you were given a citation in lieu of arrest, it is unlikely that you have had any conditions imposed on you about leaving the state. Often,...

Can he still be charged even if the parents of the 17, now 18 year old girl's parents are okay with them having sex

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Parents have a lot of authority to determine what their children may or may not do, but they may not authorize their...

In 2011, I was falsely accused and arrested for assault. No formal charges filed.

The easy answer is on the expungement part. Because no charges were ever filed, and it has been more than a year since your arrest, the arrest...

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I was cited for Theft 2 in Oregon Can I / should I continue to persist in asking the company to drop charges before going court?

Well, the company has no say in pressing charges. Only the prosecutor can decide to drop the charges. So, the only thing you are doing by writing...

Expungement with Assault II

Sadly, the answer is that the current law will not allow an expungement for Assault 2. Assault 2 is a Class B Person felony. It is simply...

Disclosure on Old Reckless Driving arrest that didn't have any conviction or trial and case closed

I agree with Ms. Hays that employers will be more concerned with your honesty about what happened 15 years ago than the fact that it happened. But...