Accused of shoplifting, they wanted me to sign an admission of guilt, plus pay $300. No evidence, is this extortion?

Neither the store nor the police have to believe your explanation (even if it is the most reasonable one). They saw you with clothing in your bag,...

Do I have a chance to fight traffic ticket for not having front plate only. There are no other offenses.

As the other answer stated, you can contest or mitigate the ticket. It is an infraction in this state to operate a vehicle without a front license...

Accused of shoplifting, they wanted me to sign an admission of guilt, plus pay $300. No evidence, is this extortion? perjury?

Neither the store nor the police have to believe your explanation (even if it is the most reasonable one). They saw you with clothing in your bag,...

What power does the judge have over my recreational use of marijuana?

Changing programs to a new state is rarely easy or a good idea. With the benefit of hindsight, you can see that you should have left the marijuana...

I agree with the other answers, but I would also add a bit. If you received some form of diversion, the new charge will likely get that revoked. ...

Speeding ticket in kitsap county

Although there are a lot of things that are required, not every space has to be filled out. The citation that you received is just notice of the...

Taking care of warrants from 2014

If convicted of the DWLS 1, you will likely have your deferred revoked. You need to hire the best attorney that you can to deal with both of these...

12A.06.010 is the City of Seattle's statute regarding simple assault. A violation of it would result in up to 364 days in jail and up to a...

If you ask to mitigate, you are saying that you did it, but asking to reduce the fine. The cell phone use statute is currently a non-moving...

Is it legal to give an employee a letter of termination stating they will be terminated within 4days of the letter.

All other things being equal (i.e. no contract, no union, etc.), they could have fired you on the spot, instead they gave you a few extra days.