Is there a certain amount of time that an inmate can be in jail without appearing in court ?

From your question, it sounds as though your Ex is represented by the public defender and that his counsel is appearing at court hearings on your...

Will our cash bond be returned if we are unable to continue to act as a 3rd party custodian?

The bond would only be forfeit if the accused failed to appear or failed to adhere to his conditions of release, one of which appears to be that he...

It sounds like a petition to revoke your probation has been filed based upon an allegation that you failed to comply with alcohol screening and...

Any way around statutory rape?

Getting married after the fact is not a defense to sexual abuse of a minor. However, I'm not sure your son has violated the laws of Alaska. ...

If I slept with a girl when she was 14 and I was 22 but she never reported cuz it was consentual can I still go to jail?

The short answer to your hypothetical situation is yes. The age of consent in Alaska is 16. The law presumes that a person under 16 years of age...

Can a person be charged with a bail violation AFTER they were found not guilty @ trial?

In general, yes. Even if your friend was found not guilty of the underlying charge at trial, he/she may still be charged with a violation of...

"Case disposed"in Courtview typically means the case is over (at least temporarily as I explain below), either via plea deal, trial, or dismissal....

My friend has been charged with and is being held on 4 Class B felony counts. He has not been indicted.

Alaska Rule of Criminal Procedure 5 directs that the state has 10 days to secure indictment by grand jury or preliminary hearing for persons held...

Can I get a citation for Minor Consumption of Alcohol thrown out because information is entirely true?

No. Incorrect information regarding your prior criminal history does not invalidate the current charge.

You could be charged with a new crime of Violating Conditions of Release ("VCR"), a class A misdemeanor. The max penalty is one year in jail and a...