You both need attorneys. This is not a do it yourself type of project. Since he is charged with a crime, he will have an attorney and they should...

Are there always court dates for traffic tickets? Will those unpaid tickets affect my ability to get my first license? ?

The ticket you would have received clearly states that YOU must request a hearing within 15 days. If you don’t, you are admitting to the offense...

The instructions the jury receives when considering self-defense are substantial as follows: "It is a defense to a charge that the force used...

Can I be filed with a case of falsification of documents for using a document that was fake, but I don't know it was fake?

Apparently the police don’t believe you. That’s not surprising. They tend to think everyone is lying to them. Probably because most suspects...

Jurisdiction (the legal right to hear a case) for juvenile court is determined by your current, not the age at the time you committed the offense. ...

There is a state wide database that the courts and law enforcement use that is different than your criminal record. Protection order cases do show...

Threatening to harm or kill someone is the crime of malicious mischief. The threat must be imminent and the person threatened must actually be in...

What usually is the outcome for a third degree theft on a first time offender?

The one thing you need to be concerned with is the conviction itself. Jail time is unlikely. Fines, classes and probation are all temporary. The...

The IID is a requirement for all DUI convictions, drugs or alcohol. You are correct that this doesn’t really make sense, but it is the way the law...

I don’t practice in Yakima. In Seattle area felony attorneys charge anywhere from $2500-$25000 for non-violent, non-sex related cases. The best...