The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is not required by law to give you a copy of your case files, even if the case was dismissed. If you had an attorney, you should contact your attorney to request that he give you a copy of his file.

I would say that the immigrant is more likely to be deported than the store owner get in trouble, especially if the amount stolen is $500 or more because that would be a felony.

You should go to your local circuit court and request a petition for expungement. You should fill out the form and pay the filing fee.

It depends. There are some narrow exceptions to the warrant requirement.

If you are subpoenaed to come to court, you will have to show up. If you're the one who pressed charges, you will probably receive a subpoena.

You could file a civil lawsuit against him. If you'd like to do that, you should go to your local General District Court and tell them the situation and they will give you the paperwork to file the suit.

If he's stolen your phone, he could be charged with larceny. If he's... Read more »

You can have a bond hearing in the district court and you can appeal to the circuit court and have another bond hearing. After that, you're entitled to more bond hearings if you can show that there's been a material change in circumstances. If there's been no change, other than the... Read more »

Your question is not clear. If you are saying that $7000 is missing from the group, then you could be charged with fraud if they can show that you took the money. If they cannot show that you can access to the money, then you probably won't be charged. Of course, if you helped someone take the... Read more »

The officer is likely trying to get you to incriminate yourself. It seems like you'll probably be charged with theft.

They can take it to court if they have probable cause to believe a crime was committed. Just because the allegation is eight years old, does not mean they cannot pursue the charge.

Only the police can charge people with felonies so you would have to report it to the police and ask them to investigate.

It's legal as long as it's public and there's no expectation of privacy. You should be careful because the situation could escalate. Most people don't like having cameras in their faces.

In Virginia you are allowed to record a phone conversation if you are one of the parties to the conversation.

I could be. If you encourage someone to commit a crime. There's a high profile case recently, although in a different state, where someone was convicted of a crime for encouraging someone to commit suicide.

It would probably be a good idea to have a lawyer because the reckless driving ticket would be a permanent criminal conviction. There's a chance a lawyer could help you get the ticket reduced to a simple traffic infraction.

It's impossible to say with the little information that you've given. Make sure that you have an attorney to represent you. Your attorney will be able to go over all the facts of the case with you and advise you.

You will probably be put on probation and have to complete counselling and stay out of trouble.

You should have an attorney representing you. If you're convicted, it would be a permanent criminal conviction. If you have a clean record, you are probably eligible for the first offender program. The first offender program is like probation, but if you successfully complete the program, the... Read more »

If an officer has probable cause, they can reach into your car and seize evidence. In this case, it appears that the officer probably had probable cause.

If you have a clean record, you probably will not get active jail time. You may only get a fine. You should contact a local attorney because you may be able to have the charge dismissed so that it's not on your record.