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answered on Apr 3, 2023
No. I need more facts. But unless a Judge orders you or a prosecutor gives you immunity you should have a lawyer between you and that detective
I was sitting a parked car in the passenger seat of a vehicle with the car keys in my lap. while the driver was inside an apartment. I fell asleep, and I woke up to police. They pulled me out and searched. I had nothing on me but they found "7 or 8" OZ of heroin or meth, a lot of both,... View More 
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answered on Aug 18, 2019
Yes you could have been arrested. If an officer is in a place where he has a legal right to be ("plain view" test) and he observed a controlled substance and you he could have arrested you. Although proximity (being in the same place) is not enough to convict you of possession... View More
Would they transfer me back to federal jail. Also I’m from California and would like to be transferred there after finishing state time to halfway house or sober living . I have 8 months more to do Federal have already done 4 months .
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answered on Aug 12, 2019
No. The Federal Bureau of Prisons will not release you to serve a State sentence until you have completed your federal sentence. Important! State's differ but contact your trial attorney in State Court and ask him to have the State serve you with a State warrant: this way you are certain to... View More
was there working on the car an anonymous call call the police when they got there he was passed out in the car put the keys in the passenger seat floorboard the car would not even start he had gotten a ride there to work on it I have affidavits from people at the bar the owner of the bar... View More
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answered on Aug 8, 2019
Go to trial. At trial the prosecutor has to prove that the automobile was a functioning automobile. If in fact it was not capable of being operated on the street then you can argue to the jury that the State has failed to meet its burden of proof. At the conclusion of the State's case your... View More
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answered on Aug 1, 2019
Read your bond conditions. Standard conditions of pre-trial release on bond require attendance at all court proceedings. You can file a waiver under the Fla.R.Crim.Pro to be excused from attending all non-critical hearings which are hearings where your constitutional rights are not at issue.... View More
I was sentenced to dui and speeding upon the same act I caught a trafficking in cocaine charge which is still pending . Can the trafficking charge be dismissed because of double jeopardy ?
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answered on Aug 1, 2019
Double jeopardy in Florida is best dealt with a motion to dismiss. This is the only way you can obtain a determination from a judge discharging (dismissing) a criminal charge. Double jeopardy issues are fact specific, that is it is based on what occurred, or did not occur, in your situation. A... View More
I am 20 years old with a clean record and don't want to drive from NC to Indiana to go to court.
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answered on Aug 1, 2019
Look at the ticket or Notice to Appear. File a written plea of not guilty in the case and you will get a court date. Next, file a motion for a plea in absentia and to appear pro se (without an attorney). You can go online and find a pleading to enter but only after the judge approves your motion... View More
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answered on Aug 1, 2019
If the document was filed in a court proceeding and it is provably a counterfeit or fraudulent document the correct thing to do is contact a police agency and a criminal investigation will be undertaken. If a judgement was secured in the underlying mortgage civil action then the correct thing to... View More
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answered on Aug 1, 2019
Restitution is collected by the Department of Corrections and then paid to the person or party to whom the trial judge awarded a restitution payment. If a defendant dies and there is an unpaid restitution amount the attorney should file a Suggestion of Death with the Court. Once the judge makes a... View More
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