Does majority of criminals with assault 1st degree charges get lowered

Regarding punishment for a first offense of 1st degree assault, you cannot expect that a case will be lowered or dropped or dismissed. There are...

Should I blow into the hand held preliminary breath tester in Virginia?

If you blow into the device and it comes back as a result over 0.08, then the officer is going to arrest you. The result is not evidence in trial...

What could happen when you get a ten year sentence five suspended five probation and you violate your probation?

He has the remainder of the un-suspended sentence at risk. In Virginia, if a person violates their sentence, the court can revisit its sentence...

I was involved with an attorney for about 9 months....I broke things off and now he is harrasing me by using the legal system.

If the attorney is stalking you, the police should be able to help. Good luck with this. [Note: Consistent with Avvo policy, this communication...

How long can someone get for 2nd degree battery in shreveport LA

OK, this is the Louisiana statute for second degree battery. Rs 14:34.1 Second degree battery A. Second degree battery is a battery when the...

What is the real answer to what may happen to the person whom forged their spouses signature on a 2 year late tax return?

I am a tax attorney so I can address that part of the question. About the family law part, I can only generalize. The originally filed return...

Is it possible if H1B holder finds a new job and ask the previous company to receive the salary from the new company & pay her?

That would be tricking the system and would not work. One of the basic questions for the application is who you will be working for. The employer...

Fail to testify for robbery case

If you received a summons to appear in Court, then you had to be there. That does not necessarily mean you had to testify. For instance, if the...

One of the Michigan statutes is Mich. Comp. Laws 750.750.199a Absconding or forfeiting bond in criminal or paternity proceedings; felony. It is...

Will self defense work here?

When you were rushing to help your sister, the offensive touching of this other person happened (by accident). That is not a battery. The court...