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I have been getting beat and verbally abused for years by him. I was arrested 3 times because he called in as the abused and I was protecting myself from me extensive injury. My charges were dropped. I lived with him the whole time even though I was legally not allowed in his home. Until last... View More 
answered on Nov 17, 2022
I suggest hiring an attorney or getting one appointed to ensure that that does not happen.
A single bullet to a gun I don't own ,misdemeanor weed misdemeanor meth after they arrested husband they wanted in my she shed where I had my 2 22 rifles wrapped and hid away from husband under lock and key. They charged me with tampering. Was I tampering I asked for my 4th amendment rights... View More
answered on Nov 15, 2022
You should hire an attorney and that will give you the best chance to get out of this.
answered on Nov 4, 2022
You should contact the public defenders office in your county.
After the choking incident, the very next night in fact, there was another incident. He was not arrested or held the mandated 8 hours. Is the police department negligent in this case?
answered on Nov 4, 2022
Depends on a wide variety of factors. The hold is a mandatory 12 hours.
My husband assaulted me on Friday evening. He has been charged with 3 felonies.
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... View 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... View 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... View 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
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