What is the best advice you can give me to resolve this situation with as minimal damage to me as possible?

I guess I would frame it this way. Prosecutors are not in the business of just dismissing cases. Short of having your case dismissed, there...

Short of winning an appeal that overturns the conviction, no. In Michigan we have truth in sentencing, which means that when sentenced to prison,...

If a motion for a mistrial is denied, can a defense attorney motion for dismissal, when the prosecutor has become a witness

A Motion for a Mistrial and a Motion to Dismiss are two very different things. Your attorney properly moved the Court for a mistrial. There is no...

Would my reasons for being emancipated be a reasonable reason in the eyes of the court?

This is not a criminal defense question. I change the category to Family Law. Best of Luck.

Statute of limitations?

The Statute of Limitations on most crimes in Michigan is six years. Some more. Some less. I don’t have the SoL statute in front of me at the moment...

Misdemeanor open intox citation

Not an attorney alive that answer that question. There's too many variables. Some of those variables: Your criminal history / whether you were...

I just found out about a forgery that happened 15 years ago she ended up with custody of my son. Can she still be charged ?

With criminal law the general Statute of Limitations period is six years. That time period is governed by MCL 767.24(9), and it begins once the...

Does the Nevada Statue of Limitations apply for a burglary charge in 1996?

I agree that you need to ask this question of a Nevada attorney. That said, once a case is charged in general, the statute of limitations is...

I would echo the fact that you certainly could be arrested. That said, they may very well choose not to waste the resources to house you for a day...

Can I get removed from the sex offender registry?

I agree with Attorney Austin. On Romeo & Juliet cases, if you can prove that the sexual contact was consensual and that the age gap between the...