It is always beneficial to hire an attorney. The reality is judges and prosecutors will listen more to what a knowledgable attorney asks. Consider...

Can I fight my traffic ticket?

You can always fight a ticket. Get the evidence, the video, how did he determine speed, etc. Hire an experienced attorney and good luck.

Do I need to hire an attorney? Or can I file a motion myself to correct sentence and get an expungement?

It sounds best as though you were on deferred adjudication, which generally can only be sealed rather than expunged. Hire an experienced attorney,...

My boyfriend violated his probation by failing 2 drug tests a while back when he was going through a rough break up, and they

Probation officers and judges tend to not give much room for "honest mistakes" on failing a drug test, unless it was for documented medical...

Hire an experienced attorney. The law is very strict regarding underage DUI, but actual jail time is unlikely.

Speak to the prosecutor and ask for deferred adjudication or defensive driving, etc.

When can I expunge or seal a charge of attempting to possess a controlled substance < 1 gram after serving differed adjudication

Contact and hire an experienced non-disclosure attorney. Your description of facts appears to be imprecise on some important details. IF you were...

Call the court clerk and ask for your court date, or if there is one. If there is not one, you got lucky and don't do it again or you'll end up in...

I have a felony court date tomorrow and I was just hospitalized with pyelonephritis and cannot appear.

Keep trying to contact your attorney. Otherwise call the court directly and let them know. Be prepared to get a doctors note.

Failure to appear

Hire an experienced attorney. Being detained is certainly a valid reason for failure to appear.

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