Minor vs Minor, Fourth degree assault?

You can apply for a public defender. Don't try to do this on your own. At this point you are only charged. I would have to know a lot more...

I was caught shoplifting, how should I proceed?

Walmart may still proceed against you by reporting you to the police after you have paid them money. They may not however. It very well may...

Does an LP officer have to report a shoplifter by law? And if not, can they change their mind on a whim?

The law doesn't require that they report you and yes they can change their mind on a whim. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

What should I do if I've cashed stolen checks for someone else?

I would say keep doing what you are doing, that is, proceeding as an innocent person would in order to make things right. I would however make...

It is a defense to a charge of [murder] [manslaughter] that the homicide was justifiable as defined in this instruction. Homicide is justifiable...

In wa state, what are the possible penalties for selling 4 tablets of a CII substance when you are set up in a controlled buy?

Any case rises and falls on the facts and how well an attorney can use those facts to mitigate the situation his/her client is in. In this case I...

Bail is set based on a person's likelyhood to show up for court and whether he is prone to commit a serious offense. So without knowing more it is...

I was questioned in a second degree theft and never arrested. i was told by the police that if i heard nothing back in 3 weeks

It means that the case sat a prosecutor's desk until he/she decided to file the case. The information you got from the police officer was wrong. ...

If I challenge this MIP - Exhibiting, do I stand a good chance of succeeding?

The following pertinent language is straight out of the Washington Statute: "It is unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one years to be...

My son recieved a ticket for doing 18 over in a 40mph zone.

You need to contest this ticket. If you can satisfy the judge that the posted speed limit is indeed 50mph then you may still be found to have...