A privately retained attorney is not some "get out of jail free" card. Is a privately retained attorney "better" than a public defender? Not...

Yes. Your incarceration "clock" starting ticking once you were sentenced. So if you were not given credit for previous time served (any...

Have you called the court clerk's office? It is possible they still have the case file which should contain the indictment, motions/orders,...

You can't just pay a driving while suspended ticket, there is more to it than that. You need to retain counsel asap, especially because it appears...

Perhaps he has a hold on him via a warrant for another case or city/county. If he has charges elsewhere, most jurisdictions will hold the...

You need to ask this question to your attorney. Don't have one? get one. If you can get the same attorney for both cases, that is even better as...

If he's not on a jail roster, it could be because he's no longer at that facility. Or he could still be getting processed and the jail has not...

What kind of straw? Was he charged with a crime after the search because of the straw? There is information missing from your prompt. Your friend...

He needs to contact his attorney for the other case to inform him of his status. Or you could tell that attorney as well. If he does not have one,...

Consult a local criminal defense attorney. They will be able to inform you on how you can get this case resolved while minimizing the affect on...