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Can I go to jail for having a friend drop off a football jersey to me at the lady's house I babysit for?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
There HAS to be more to the question than this, because by itself, clearly the answer is no, and you wouldn't be posting the question. Why do you think you might get arrested, and what facts to exist that would cause anyone to contact the police in the first place about this?
There HAS to be more to the question than this, because by itself, clearly the answer is no, and you wouldn't be posting the question. Why do you... Read More

What are my next steps if my attorney went to court on my behalf after I fired him?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
No, you shouldn't owe him for any work, though he did have an obligation to show up to tell the court he was getting out of the case at your request, and you may owe him for showing up.
No, you shouldn't owe him for any work, though he did have an obligation to show up to tell the court he was getting out of the case at your request,... Read More

Can a C.I. sale drugs for the police?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes.
Yes.

If I am a convicted felon, can my spouse own a firearm?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes. She may need to keep it somewhere else in order to avoid any possible mistake over whether you had possession of it.
Yes. She may need to keep it somewhere else in order to avoid any possible mistake over whether you had possession of it.

How can my brother get his license back, house they have drug tested him three times and all of them clean?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Have your brother talk to a lawyer to solve this problem. You may not know everything you need to know to try to help him, and perhaps you could help him come up with money to talk to someone.
Have your brother talk to a lawyer to solve this problem. You may not know everything you need to know to try to help him, and perhaps you could help... Read More

If my niece filed a false police report against my family, what can we do to ensure this never happens again and that she is held liable?

Answered 8 years and 10 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You can't ensure that it will never happen again. You could sue your mentally ill niece for abuse of process or slander for the false report, but there are not many mentally ill people who have enough money to make suing them worthwhile. As DCS receives reports from people they have already determined to be mentally ill, they respond to those reports differently, which should help.... Read More
You can't ensure that it will never happen again. You could sue your mentally ill niece for abuse of process or slander for the false report, but... Read More

If I was charged of felony because I accidentally cut boyfriends finger and her mother tell lies to the policy, what should I do about all her lies?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
The best question is "What do I do to make sure I am not convicted?" The best answer is tell everything to your attorney to help him with your defense.
The best question is "What do I do to make sure I am not convicted?" The best answer is tell everything to your attorney to help him with your... Read More

What can I do if we have asked some time for return but the client is pressuring by third party phone call and also in some other ways?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
What is the problem? Is it that you don't have the money to return to them? If that is the issue, you need to sit down with a business lawyer on how to handle such things in the future and to buy more time right now to fix this.
What is the problem? Is it that you don't have the money to return to them? If that is the issue, you need to sit down with a business lawyer on how... Read More

How can a juvenile be charged with a dealing charge if they didn't know about the drugs?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
They can be charged because someone believes that they DID know about the drugs. Whether they can be successfully prosecuted is a different question.
They can be charged because someone believes that they DID know about the drugs. Whether they can be successfully prosecuted is a different question.

Can probation officers enter my home without a warrant if my husband is on probation and is not home?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If he waived his right to constitutional protection as a condition of his probation, then yes they can search his home even if other persons live there.
If he waived his right to constitutional protection as a condition of his probation, then yes they can search his home even if other persons live... Read More

Can someone be convicted or even charged with just one person's testimony?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes. It happens all the time.
Yes. It happens all the time.

If there is no CI to testify can you still be convicted on audio and video evidence?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes.
Yes.

How long can a person on probation get for having a gun that isn't in his name and trespassing and he also violated probation?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Depends on the length of the sentence given originally by the judge when he was placed on probation.
Depends on the length of the sentence given originally by the judge when he was placed on probation.

If my girlfriend and I are over 18 years old and we do have sex, is it against the law?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Only if one of you does not want to have sex. If you are both OK with it, then so is the law, unless your GF also happens to be a close blood relative or is mentally disabled to the point where she cannot consent.
Only if one of you does not want to have sex. If you are both OK with it, then so is the law, unless your GF also happens to be a close blood... Read More

What can I do if I found out that I have a bench warrant but have no idea why?

Answered 8 years and 11 months ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If you don't turn yourself in, your only option is to hire a lawyer to sort all this out for you and figure out why you are wanted, If it is a bad warrant, the lawyer can ask that it be recalled. There is no way you will be able to successfully handle this on your own.
If you don't turn yourself in, your only option is to hire a lawyer to sort all this out for you and figure out why you are wanted, If it is a bad... Read More

If my daughter’s attorney went on a vacation without securing her next court date, is it constitutional for them to hold her with no known court date?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
They would have given her a date to return, not necessarily a day her case would be disposed of. She has no constitutional claim here.
They would have given her a date to return, not necessarily a day her case would be disposed of. She has no constitutional claim here.

Can you get arrested and jailed on someone else's words or actions against you?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, happens all the time.
Yes, happens all the time.

What can I do if I was being wrongly accused of stealing?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Go to trial and win. If you were not in fact charged with a crime, consult a civil attorney in your community regarding a lawsuit against the store if they acted unreasonably.
Go to trial and win. If you were not in fact charged with a crime, consult a civil attorney in your community regarding a lawsuit against the store... Read More

Will my friend be charged with rape if both parties were intoxicated?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
The state never "picks them up" in Indiana. Only the state can bring a criminal charge before a judge, never a victim. He apparently has been charged with rape, so you answered your question as written. If you meant to ask "Will he be convicted"?, there is no way for anyone to even hazard a guess in this forum. He might be, or he might nor be.... Read More
The state never "picks them up" in Indiana. Only the state can bring a criminal charge before a judge, never a victim. He apparently has been charged... Read More

How do I get charged with battery with a deadly weapon if my friends did it?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You get charged because the police thought you were involved with attacking someone, and not the victim.
You get charged because the police thought you were involved with attacking someone, and not the victim.

Will I be arrested in family court with criminal warrant?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If you have an outstanding warrant(s), you have to assume you could get arrested AT ANY TIME. No one can say whether you WILL get arrested at any particular time.
If you have an outstanding warrant(s), you have to assume you could get arrested AT ANY TIME. No one can say whether you WILL get arrested at any... Read More

What can I be facing for a misdemeanor of theft in store and had given the items back?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Up to 1 year in jail and up to a $5000 fine with costs.
Up to 1 year in jail and up to a $5000 fine with costs.

If I am out on bail and am unable to get a job to hire an attorney, is this a violation of bail?

Answered 9 years ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
No.
No.

Is it legal for him to pull me over and for running my plates if I broke no traffic violations?

Answered 9 years and a month ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
It is only legal if there was a problem that came to his attention by running the plate information.
It is only legal if there was a problem that came to his attention by running the plate information.

When an employee at a restaurant was found, for example, to forget to wash their hands and someone gets sick, is the restaurant liable?

Answered 9 years and a month ago by attorney Jay A. Rigdon   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Possibly, but it would be almost impossible to prove that the lack of hand washing caused an illness. IF the employee is sick, then hand washing may not have solved the problem, and if the employee is not sick, it can be difficult to show knowledge of a contagion.
Possibly, but it would be almost impossible to prove that the lack of hand washing caused an illness. IF the employee is sick, then hand washing may... Read More
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