Restitution for theft

I'm basing my answer off your comment to Mr. Kaplan's response. If the court hasn't ordered you to pay it yet and you dispute the amount you are...

If a person don't report in and go on the run does his time still start to file appeal with and a year.

I'm not sure I totally understand the question, but I'll give it a shot. The deadline to file is appeal is 30 days after sentencing. Once he was...

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Question about an expired emission and registration and if the cop can wait for you to leave a store to pull you over.

I have to agree with my colleagues. I'd be willing to bet that the officer might have run your plate or checked your stickers while you were in...

As Mr. Kaman said you cannot seek to have evidence suppressed based on a violation of someone else's constitutional rights. If the other person...

If my pd didn't represent me to the best of his ability and i got convicted & sentenced what can i do at this point?

A lot more detail is required to give you any kind of intelligent answer here. What I can tell you is that if you believe that your attorney's...

I am accused of raping my girlfriend of 8 months, no charges she has no bruises, we had sex I told police, she assaulted me.

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but you need to stop posting details on-line. There are several highly qualified criminal defense...

Does a deed to real property require to specifically reserve mineral interest?

I can't give you a definitive answer without seeing the deed and researching the full chain of title, but I can tell you the general rule. Unless...

I have a criminal summary charge for shoplifting feb 2012, I have a misdemeanor charge pending for shoplifting now. Jail?

Whether you go to jail depends on several factors: other criminal record, value of items stolen this time, mental and physical health, addictions...

Hi, I am wondering how to proceed on a public drunkennes citation in PA. What should I plead?

Although PA has adopted unified practice rules, consequences and potential resolutions vary widely from county to county, sometimes from MDJ to MDJ...

Is there a mental illness defense (e.g. diminished responsibility/capacity) for a summary retail theft?

In PA the diminshed capacity defense only applies to homicide charges and it is not a total defense. Even if successful, it only reduces the...

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