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Can he win if now pleas are being made instead of trial?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Your son needs to get a criminal defense attorney who will investigate the facts and represent him diligently.
Your son needs to get a criminal defense attorney who will investigate the facts and represent him diligently.

What do I do now if I am on probation for leaving scene of accident and other things that resulted in 12 points on my license?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Get an attorney.
Get an attorney.

How long does he have to file a report or to take us to court after the flooding at home incident happened?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
The law works like this: He pays to get his floor fixed and then sues you for the cost of having the floor fixed. Civil rights are not involved and this is not a criminal matter.
The law works like this: He pays to get his floor fixed and then sues you for the cost of having the floor fixed. Civil rights are not involved and... Read More

If I ran from the halfway house, what will happen when I turn myself in?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You will go back to jail.
You will go back to jail.

If my brother is being held for a GBI for supposedly hitting an off duty officer and resisting, what is his possible charges?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
It is probably aggravated battery as a charge.
It is probably aggravated battery as a charge.

What is statute 322.34(2)(c)/f?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
DWLSR means driving while license suspended or revoked. He needs an attorney.
DWLSR means driving while license suspended or revoked. He needs an attorney.

Should she take her chances with a public defender or seek help from a private attorney for her felonies?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Anyone charged with any crime needs to hire a private criminal defense attorney in my opinion.
Anyone charged with any crime needs to hire a private criminal defense attorney in my opinion.

What can I do if I was attacked and the person was just charged with battery but I feel she should have more charges?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Hire an attorney to be your victim advocate.
Hire an attorney to be your victim advocate.

If I was falsely accused of shoplifting at a supermarket, arrested and still going to court but can I sue that supermarket at the same time?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
I do not see a lawsuit in what you have written here. You need to defend against the criminal case first.
I do not see a lawsuit in what you have written here. You need to defend against the criminal case first.

Is there a such thing as simple robbery?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, there is such a thing, and it was through negotiation that the charge was reduced.
Yes, there is such a thing, and it was through negotiation that the charge was reduced.

Can a person who pays for a bond be held responsible?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes.
Yes.

Can I be charged for a first time petit theft if I forgot to give the cell phone back and no damages happened to owner of the cell phone?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You have to give the facts, the actual facts so that I can determine if you can be charged. You probably can be charged, because the taking in a theft case in Florida does not have to be permanent, just temporary.
You have to give the facts, the actual facts so that I can determine if you can be charged. You probably can be charged, because the taking in a... Read More

Can I contact the victim and offer restitution before a case goes to trial?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
No, that might be seen as witness tampering, and you could be charged with that crime.
No, that might be seen as witness tampering, and you could be charged with that crime.

What does it mean when a case status says c call?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   2 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Ask the clerks who made that notation. I might mean calendar call.
Ask the clerks who made that notation. I might mean calendar call.

What can be done if I was charged with simple assault and this was my first offense?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   2 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Anyone charged with any crime needs to get a private criminal defense attorney.
Anyone charged with any crime needs to get a private criminal defense attorney.

If I've been married for 11 years now, but his drug problem is out of control, he keeps taking the truck and disappears, can I report the vehicle?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Can you report the vehicle, is your question. I do not know what you are reporting, and if he is an owner of the vehicle or if it is marital property, you could get into deep trouble, and actually be charged with a crime for making a false police report. The punishment for that can be up to $1,000.00 and up to 1 year in the county jail.... Read More
Can you report the vehicle, is your question. I do not know what you are reporting, and if he is an owner of the vehicle or if it is marital... Read More

Now with an active warrant, can he be found guilty of the crime and serve jail time?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, he can be found guilty and he can serve jail time.
Yes, he can be found guilty and he can serve jail time.

If you been pulled over several times and nothing found, can a different probation officer and police show up and do a search?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, you are subject to warrant less searches by your probation officer when you are on probation.
Yes, you are subject to warrant less searches by your probation officer when you are on probation.

What can you get for robbery with weapon implied?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
30 years.
30 years.

Besides, completing those 2 things what other tools can I supply him with that may change the state’s mind and keep me home?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
The state has made an offer, either accept it or make a counter offer.
The state has made an offer, either accept it or make a counter offer.

Is it possible to use legal zoom when you are under 18 but have your parents gin the contracts?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You can ask them.
You can ask them.

Is using a fake student ID illegal?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, I believe it is illegal.
Yes, I believe it is illegal.

Can a ballistic chart result be kept away from a defendant?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
About ten words and you want a solid answer? No, whether it contains exculpatory or incriminating information, the defendant is entitled to know what it is.
About ten words and you want a solid answer? No, whether it contains exculpatory or incriminating information, the defendant is entitled to know what... Read More

Is this a case of battery?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
There are simply not enough facts given, they pushed him, is just not enough to answer your question.
There are simply not enough facts given, they pushed him, is just not enough to answer your question.

How do you fill out a temporary Power of Attorney form for an inmate?

Answered 8 years and 5 months ago by Mr. Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
There is no such thing, and if you want to get a poa, you should have an attorney draft it.
There is no such thing, and if you want to get a poa, you should have an attorney draft it.
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