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I have felony I think can be erased, lookinh for low income attorney or probono.
answered on Mar 2, 2013
I notice some time has passed since you posted this question, so I don't know if you've gotten an answer to your question yet, but here goes. You could, but I wouldn[t advise it. The expungement statute in Michigan is pretty detailed and though you may be sharp enough to do procedure... View More 
answered on Feb 28, 2013
In Michigan the offense is called extortion, but the answer is yes. MCL 750.213 states: Any person who shall, either orally or by a written or printed communication, maliciously threaten to accuse another of any crime or offense, or shall orally or by any written or printed communication... View More
answered on Feb 26, 2013
Given the brief explanation you provide the answer is 'of course not'. If there's something more than the minimal information you've provided, however, you should really contact an attorney and fully discuss what's going on with this.
He consigned the loans. They all went into default and collectors are coming after myself and at least two other people I now who also signed loans with him. He said he was investing in businesses and properties and would pay our loans back if we signed these loans to helphim with the businesses. i... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2013
From the sounds of your explanation situation, unless you can establish that the signator of these loans committed fraud against you, your only recourse against him would be in a civil court. Ultimately any decision to prosecute an individual for a crime resides in the County Prosecutor's... View More
answered on Feb 22, 2013
A court speaks to the public through its orders. What an order of dismissal for non-service says to the public and to the parties to the law service is that the case was dismissed because one of the parties was not adequately 'served' or given 'notice' with the pleadings in... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2013
That's a pretty broad question and the answer that any attorney would give you is 'yes'. I think you'll need to be more specific with your question before you'll get a response. If it's not something you really feel like going into detail over in this forum, contact me and we can discuss it.
If a.person was convicted of a crime and wants to fight it afterword is there a way to do ot without hiring a lawyer and needing money to revisit the court?
answered on Feb 6, 2013
All attorneys go to law school so that they can learn that the simple answer to any question is this: It depends. What you are asking about is called an expungement and it is possible given certain circumstances to get the convicting court to enter an order setting it aside. This isn't as... View More
answered on Feb 6, 2013
The type of charges depend on the amount of marijuana your 18 year old had when he or she got caught. Marijuana is typically considered a schedule 2 controlled substance and ranks up there with heroin and cocaine in terms of its perceived severity. Based on what you've indicated, it would... View More
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