If a jail sentence is waved in pretrial will I still have court ordered probation for a possession of marijuana charge

A first offender program means you avoid a conviction. If you want to give up on the first offender program and jail was waived you won't get jail...

Can a nolle prosequi be requested by a defendant in VA?

A nolle prosequi can be requested by the defendant... but unlikely if you pro se, or alone. Get an experienced criminal defense attorney and he...

Petty theft and attorney

Well it is not on your record unless you get convicted of it. So seek out an attorney to represent you, or if you can't afford one, ask for a...

If this is a persons third felony drug charge what could be the outcome in court

No way to answer that. Factors include type of drug, whether charged with distribution, previous other history, whether on probation, amount of...

That is not a loophole. a 77/60 is a 4 point speeding violation that stays on your record for 5 years. You might want to consult an experienced...

What chances do i have in re-opening a traffic case? I still have time.

If you are within 10 days, I would appeal the case and hire an attorney for you to get the greatest chance of it being reduced. If it is after 10...

If you fail to appear after being ordered to do so, you can be charged with a new crime of felony failure to appear which carries a max punishment...

This isn't really a criminal defense question. This is more of a criminal prosecution question. A court is likely to do nothing unless there is...

What's the difference of having charges dismissed with a plea of no contest vs a plea of not guilty?

depends why you are asking... if you are asking for a potential expungement... a deferred finding won't allow that. If you are asking for what a...

I got pulled over got felony distribution n possession narcotics. They found same on my gf yet let her go will my charges hold?

just because, no. They might if you hire an effective attorney and he can find a constitutional violation.