What happens when a defendant manages to bring evidence proving his/her innocence to the DAs attention

Prosecutors are paid to prosecute . Their offices are usually elected. They and their bosses have to answer to their electorate. Crime in general...

How to I get my property back from the Police?

When you find undercover police staking out your house you really need to get a lawyer to assist you right away. Based on their searches and their...

Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure aims to eliminate frivolous or merit-less lawsuits. If a lawyer files a complaint without...

It sounds like what your husband told you has you very upset. You have my sympathy. I think that many married couples feel a lot of stress on...

I was arrested for misdemeanor DWI in Maryland and am leaving the country Sept. 1st for a Master's Program. Will this affect?

Whatever you do, do not leave the country expecting that you can just take care of it when you come back on your next school break. This is...

Mr. Oakley is correct. You should probably wait to start performing community service until your lawyer gets the go-ahead from the prosecutor. ...

I'd like to know if my civil and/or constitutional rights were violated by local police & was officer guilty of harassment?

The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution and most states' constitutions guarantee your right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures....

MY HOUSE WAS RECENTLY RAIDED.THEY FOUND DRUGS IN A ROOM THT WASNT BEING USED I LET FRIEND STAY THE NIGHT SOME TIMES.

If you press your caps lock key just one more time then your type will come out in the normal lower case style. All caps is hard to read and many...

You are right: you do not want a theft conviction on your record. Convictions for crimes like theft that show dishonesty can make it impossible to...

I am a juvenille that is being charged with 2nd degree assult and battery. When I did not touch the kid.

The defense is that you were somewhere else when the crime occurred is called an alibi defense. The person who will testify that you were...