My wife has been sentenced to 120 days in a detention center but has been in county jail 4 months with no release date

It sounds like you need an attorney to check on what's going on and take the necessary steps to ensure the court's order is followed. At the very...

Please help

It sounds like you are being called to a "warrant application hearing" where the mom is going to ask a judge to issue an arrest warrant because you...

How do someone go about reopening a domestic violence case?

If you plead to a felony charge, you have four years from that date to file a writ of habeas corpus to challenge your plea. For misdemeanors, you...

How do I report someone for tax evasion and is there a time limit on the year(s) the person did not report their income?

Here you can find the information you need - http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

Can't I legally press charges for kidnapping and held for bond or ransom even if it's a cop on or off duty?

If you want an answer to your inquiry, you need to provide a much more detailed account of the facts in your scenario.

Withdrawn guilty plea

You may be able to withdraw your plea, but you need to act quickly and you need to hire an experienced attorney to file the request for you. If you...

Simple battery case where both parties do not want to testify against each other if both plead the fifth will judge dismiss?

At a motion hearing like the one you are describing, it is highly unlikely that the judge will dismiss the case. The case may eventually be...

Can i go to a felony probation revocation hearing from outside of jail?

My colleague is correct. You have good reason to ask. In DeKalb right now, people are sitting and waiting in jail for several months before...

Simple battery case

If both parties wish to be able to see each other, they can ask for a "no violent contact" provision instead of a "no contact" order. The...

Unfortunately, my colleagues who do not practice in GA missed a key issue in their answers. While it is true that the age of consent is 16 in GA,...