When should I be getting a court date? How do I know if I have been charged?

The fact that you had to bail out of jail indicates that you were charged. However, for purposes of the statue of limitation, the prosecution has...

Normally will a person get a bond for being accused of aggravated assault on stabbing a person-in the arm?

There are a set of 4 factors that judges generally use when determining if a person is entitled to a bond. (1) Whether the person is likely to...

Is. there a law that a county has to release someone in 48 hrs if holding for another county ?

There are no laws. However most sheriff offices have policies regarding how long they will hold an inmate for another county. I've never know of...

Is there’s any lawyer that’s willing to help a low income innocent family out? We’re desperate!!

Your brother should reach out to the local public defenders office if he has not done so. This sounds like a very serious incident. At every...

Why did office write 3 separate tickets for one offense?

The officer is within the law to cite you for three separate offenses if each offense has different elements that must be shown. Each offense...

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How can my bf be arrested and held without bond on theft by taking cause someone took it to his house and my bf returned it

If the owner and/or police is certain that someone else besides your boyfriend stole the motor then the charge will be amended to theft by...

Is it legal for a cop to radar cars while parked in a designated "accident investigation site" on the side of the highway?

The use of radar and other speed detection devices must be approved for any roads on which they are used. The area that the officer was parks to...

If you have not plead nolo to a "no insurance" citation in the past five years, you could be eligible to do so and avoid a suspension of your...

Daughter was arrested for marijuana possession, less than 1 oz in Chamblee, Ga. This is her first ever offense. What can happen?

Without being too wordy, possession of marijuana less than an ounce is a misdemeanor. At most, it could carry up to 12 months in jail and/or a...

What can I do, I received a citation from Clayton Country, Ga.

You should contest the charge/citation. You have what appears to be solid evidence to contest the charges. Note that presenting evidence in a...