I was convicted of a felony that was lowered to a misdemeanor in January of 2019. I am eligible for expungement 5 years from completion of the sentence. I was sentenced to 11/29 suspended to time served. Does the 5 years start from the date my sentence was suspended to time served, or does it begin... Read more »
even though no drugs were found on me or in the jail but 3 other trustees failed drug screens and stated they came from me but i never even was given a drug screen myself. based on statements given by 3 trustees i was charged with 2 counts of contraband in the jail with no drugs found what so... Read more »
Drug paraphernalia charge, an empty ziplock bag, police didn't send to lab. No know residue.
answered on Aug 15, 2022
Your sentence can be put into effect. I would hire an attorney immediately.
Probation. Is it possible to have this expunged from my record?
Even though she had left over restitution they told her they closed her file and that the restitution was no longer being tracked by the parole office. Is she through or off of parole if she is done does she still have to pay the restitution
My court date is the 27th I need help
answered on Jul 28, 2022
You can ask the Judge to let you fill out an affidavit for a public defender.
She took our child and moved out of state for another guy. In desperate need of wanting a single bit of information or form of contact, I reached out to her family members, friends, and I emailed her as well. Yes we have exchanged mean argumentative emails however I just wanted to know the... Read more »
Is there a statue of limitation to someone that hasn't been in any trouble
answered on Jul 28, 2022
You need to talk to a lawyer as soon as possible you could be looking at serving your full sentence.
The first offense happened 3 years ago. I was banned from the property for a year. I got a diversion when that incident happened & didn’t get into any more trouble until sometime last week when the 2nd offense happened. What the worse that can happen? What are some of my possible options??
answered on Jul 14, 2022
The best thing to do is to hire an attorney to get you the best possible deal.
I've already plead not guilty and it's to late to get a public defender I won't have funds for at least 2 weeks and court is the beginning of next month I'm desperately needing help or help getting another reset
It's been over 5 years since. I have no other court fees to pay and no other charges. The DA in Wilson County, Tn told me the Implied Consent charge couldn't be dismissed. After she done rigorous research on the topic, which took 3 days, she couldn't find the answer of why it... Read more »
answered on Jun 23, 2022
It can not be but the DA can put an order in that it can not be considered a misdemeanor and used against you.
answered on Jun 27, 2022
There is a chance that if the person was on bond for the new offense they will automatically change it to consecutive.
she is deaf in one hear and while at the self check out she confused the beeps from her register from another due to her hearing issue, also she had forgotten to scan one item. she went to throw hangers away from some clothes and assumed she had already scanned it. when she was pulled aside she... Read more »
answered on Jun 7, 2022
She can tell her story and it is going to be up to the DA how they view her story.
stuff what happens next it’s been over 2 months?
answered on May 24, 2022
The statute of limitations has not run yet so there is still a chance you can be charged.
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