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What do I do if I have a failure to appear but I was never given a court date?

Answered 10 years ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You can hire an attorney to lift the warrant for you and represent you for the underlying charge. If you hire an attorney to lift the warrant, you won't have to pay the bond.
You can hire an attorney to lift the warrant for you and represent you for the underlying charge. If you hire an attorney to lift the warrant, you... Read More

What will happen if I'm 17 and charged with possession and shoplifting?

Answered 10 years ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If you hire an attorney to represent you, your attorney can probably get both charges reduced to "Littering" or (worst case scenario) dismissed after a period of probation. It just depends on which court your case is being prosecuted in because every court handles these types of cases a little differently and some are more lenient than others.... Read More
If you hire an attorney to represent you, your attorney can probably get both charges reduced to "Littering" or (worst case scenario) dismissed after... Read More

Is the charge automatically on your record although you have not been convicted or even had the hearing yet?

Answered 10 years and a month ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If you were arrested, the record of the arrest will immediately start showing up on your criminal background check. Your case is still pending, so no conviction is showing up. The reason you are having a hard time getting a job is that they are seeing on your criminal background check that you were arrested for a felony.... Read More
If you were arrested, the record of the arrest will immediately start showing up on your criminal background check. Your case is still pending, so no... Read More

What can happen if a 17 year old pleads guilty of stealing?

Answered 10 years and a month ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
In the eyes of the court, you are an adult. So if you plead guilty, you will end up with a conviction for stealing on your permanent criminal record. That conviction can not be removed from your criminal record later, and it will prevent you from getting a job, renting an apartment, and getting federal student loans for school. Maximum penalty in Missouri for misdemeanor (under $500) stealing is 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine. I suggest that you hire an attorney to represent you if you want to avoid having a conviction for stealing. Your attorney can get the charge dismissed or reduced to a lesser offense, such as "Littering."... Read More
In the eyes of the court, you are an adult. So if you plead guilty, you will end up with a conviction for stealing on your permanent criminal record.... Read More

Can I really be charged with the paraphernalia charge seeing I wasn't read rights or technically arrested?

Answered 10 years and a month ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, they can charge you with possession of drug paraphernalia even if they don't arrest you or read you your rights. The ticket that the police officer issued notifies you of the court date and what criminal offense you have been charged with. I suggest you hire an experienced attorney to represent you if you want to avoid having a drug conviction on your criminal record.... Read More
Yes, they can charge you with possession of drug paraphernalia even if they don't arrest you or read you your rights. The ticket that the police... Read More

How can both of us be charged considering she wasn't around me with that spoon?

Answered 10 years and a month ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Usually when drugs or paraphernalia are found in a car, everyone in the car gets charged with possession because everyone had access to it, and the police presume that everyone in the car also had knowledge that it was there. They charged your wife because it's her car. They charged you because you were driving it. I highly recommend that you hire an attorney to represent you if you want to avoid ending up with a conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia.... Read More
Usually when drugs or paraphernalia are found in a car, everyone in the car gets charged with possession because everyone had access to it, and the... Read More

Is paraphernalia a felony?

Answered 10 years and 2 months ago by John F. Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)   |   3 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Normally neither are, get an attorney and get you act together.
Normally neither are, get an attorney and get you act together.

Is paraphernalia a felony?

Answered 10 years and 2 months ago by Dan Eugene Chambers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   3 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
No, in California it is not.
No, in California it is not.

Can I be issued a driving on revoked license without being stopped?

Answered 10 years and 4 months ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Yes, the police officer can issue a Driving While Revoked ticket without stopping you at the time he saw you driving.
Yes, the police officer can issue a Driving While Revoked ticket without stopping you at the time he saw you driving.

What is likely to happen if I was charged with a misdemeanor for stealing $40?

Answered 10 years and 5 months ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You need to hire an attorney to represent you if you want to avoid jail time and a conviction for stealing on your permanent criminal record. A conviction for stealing will prevent you from getting a job, renting an apartment, getting a loan, etc. The maximum penalty in MO for misdemeanor stealing is $1,000 fine and 1 year in jail.... Read More
You need to hire an attorney to represent you if you want to avoid jail time and a conviction for stealing on your permanent criminal record. A... Read More

Can I expunge a charge from 26 plus years ago?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by Robert Alan Preskill (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
That would be a yes.
That would be a yes.

Could you still be charged with a VOP if probation was terminated?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by Andrea Rogers (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
If you failed to complete all of the requirements of probation, that is a violation of probation. The Prosecutor will file a motion to revoke your probation. There will be a hearing before a judge, who will decide whether to revoke your probation and sentence you for the original sentence. Since I don't know what crime you were original charged with committing, there is no way for me to know what your potential sentence would be.... Read More
If you failed to complete all of the requirements of probation, that is a violation of probation. The Prosecutor will file a motion to revoke your... Read More

Can I get loitering charges from different states expunged off my record? How?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by John F. Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)   |   2 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Most probably you will not be able to get the records expunged due to the fact there are too many of them, at least under Michigan law. They would have to be expunged in the jurisdictions where they were incurred.
Most probably you will not be able to get the records expunged due to the fact there are too many of them, at least under Michigan law. They would... Read More

Could I get a first degree misdemeanor domestic violence expunged?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by John F. Brennan (Unclaimed Profile)   |   3 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
Expungement depends upon your total criminal record and any other convictions which you may have. Generally, at least in Michigan, you cannot have a charge expunged until five years have passed following the completion of your sentence, which in this case is two years probation.
Expungement depends upon your total criminal record and any other convictions which you may have. Generally, at least in Michigan, you cannot have a... Read More

What will happen to me if I was caught with retail theft?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by Francis John Cowhig (Unclaimed Profile)   |   3 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You will have a criminal record.
You will have a criminal record.

What should I do for paraphernalia charges? How?

Answered 10 years and 7 months ago by Jeff Fengcheng Yeh (Unclaimed Profile)   |   5 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Criminal Defense
You should hire a lawyer and get this relatively minor charge dismissed through diversion. By yourself you're going to get a criminal record, and it isn't worth it.
You should hire a lawyer and get this relatively minor charge dismissed through diversion. By yourself you're going to get a criminal record, and it... Read More
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