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You probably do have a bench warrant. Have you tried calling your lawyer to find out what the status of your case is? Or have you called the Court?... Read Answer
You are correct in your conclusion that he should seek to exunge his felony conviction. Once expunged, he can truthfully answer that he has never... Read Answer
The longer you wait, the less likely you are to be believed.
Yes. They will need to present their ID in the course of doing so.
Get a good attorney and defend yourself from the charges, and you may be looking at nothing.
If a warrant for the probation violation was ever issued, it my still be open and in the LEIN system. What Court were you convicted in?
It sounds as if they have a strong case against you. You took things that you knew were not yours to take. You will need a lawyer. ... Read Answer
You should always (ALWAYS) be able to hire an attorney to represent you. I am assuming your question means can the judge refuse to appoint an... Read Answer
It is very likely that he will be charged with a felony. The other issue is how many counts he will be charged with since each time he broke in is a... Read Answer
He is likely to still have the charges proceed against him, however, if convicted, he is likely to get a significantly better penalty at... Read Answer
In order to get an opinion on whether you can beat the case, you will need to speak to an attorney and go into the details of what you said in the... Read Answer
When you wrote "did not have my CPL", does that mean that you have a license but did not have it with you, or does it mean that you do not possess a... Read Answer
There are a number of factors that will determine whether you are convicted and serve jail time for this offense. Your age, prior criminal history,... Read Answer
There are still options available to you that could result in this matter being dismissed or the penalties lessened, depending on the facts and... Read Answer
You should contact the Court, or have an attorney contact the Court on your behalf. Having missed Court on a misdemeanor offense, you likely have a... Read Answer
You need to contact the Court and make arrangements to have the warrant recalled. An experienced criminal defense attorney can assist you in getting... Read Answer
That's hard to say not knowing what the charge is and what, if any, prior criminal history you have. The important thing right now would be to... Read Answer
I assume that you have been charged with retail fraud - 3rd degree. Yes? Whether you end up serving jail time depends on a number of factors... Read Answer
Do not "plead guilty off the bat". Too many times Defendant's want to plead guilty as soon as possible, hoping to "get this overwith". That is... Read Answer
Yes, there is the possibility of receiving jail time upon conviction for this offense. Courts do not tend to look favorably on those who commit this... Read Answer
While there is not necessarily a "high" chance of jail time, there is a chance of it. However, jail should not be your only concern. A fraud... Read Answer
Since this is your first offense, you may receive a PR bond, or a 10% bond. Whether you receive jail time will likely depend on what, if anything,... Read Answer
Do you have an attorney? If so, you should contact that person and ask them to get your Court date back on the schedule. There is a good chance that... Read Answer
The event that you described is called retail fraud. It is a criminal offense and yes, you can go to jail for it. If it is your first offense,... Read Answer
Once you have entered a guilty, you can still seek with withdraw that plea. However, the Judge does not have to allow you to. It is more diffcult to... Read Answer