Yes, if the amount is 1500 or above pr bellow 2500 dollars.

If your question is whether or not a warrant may be issued without interviewing you, the answer is yes. If your question deals with the specific facts of your case you will need to contact a criminal defense attorney in your local area.

The police are allowed to keep the firearm for evidentiary reasons, meaning it is evidence in a crime until that case is concluded. A case is not concluded until the person is found either A) not guilty or B) all appeals have been exhausted. If the person is convicted, I would anticipate that the... View More

It isn't useless information, it would be about the 10th or 11th most important thing I'd say during a trial. But, this isn't the smoking gun that get you off the hook if the video is otherwise good: meaning that it is clearly you and its obvious that your selling drugs on the video.

The brief answer is yes, you can file a police report against him and the crime should be investigated. Alabama has no statute of limitations on sex offenses involving a child under 16, which means that your case could still be prosecuted. See Ala. Code Section 15-3-5. The more quickly you report... View More

To directly address your question, it depends. It depends on a multitude of factors that primarily relate to will the person be in lawful possession of the firearm. Alabama law allows for persons to carry firearms lawfully if certain requirements are met, for example, if the firearm is concealed... View More

Unfortunately, the intent to steal need not be formed when they entered the building; the law says entered or REMAINED UNLAWFULLY THEREIN thus if they were unlawfully in the school when the intent to commit theft was formed it counts as burglary. Notably, your son would have had to agree to the... View More

Theft of property 4th degree unless the item was a firearm or prescription medication.

This entirely depends on what you mean by sentence, if the case was dismissed upon payment of a fine or court costs then maybe. If he was convicted and then a fine imposed the answer is no.

If I'm understanding your question correctly, no. Just because a complaining witness is in jail, the state doesn't have to dismiss the charge against you. In fact, he being in jail makes the state's job easier as they know where she is and can easily bring her to court to testify... View More

Yes, this is up to the judge of course. But, in my experience, a skilled negotiator may be able to get the client in to a drug treatment facility in lieu of prison or a jail sanction. There are a number of factors to consider, such as the nature of the conviction, the clients record of compliance... View More

Yes.

I'm going to try to distill the question down to its essence, you and your wife of a year want to be divorced, you have two children together, she has been cheating on you for at least the past 10 months and you want to ensure a fair custody. You have a good number of options in front of you,... View More

DUI charges are very complex to defend. You may be eligible for pretrial diversion, but that will depend on your DA's office policies and if you have a Commercial Driver's License, CDL. If you really need to save your license, you should get an attorney involved as soon as possible.

In any divorce where child custody is an issue, the behavior of the adults is an important factor in who has primary custody over the children. The question you must ask yourself is, is a divorce something you really want? Is your wife willing to work on your marriage and stop cheating? It sounds... View More

This depends greatly on the jurisdiction and status of the case; most (if not all) municipal courts will not have warrants available on line and not all warrants are available before they are served. If the warrant was issued for a District or Circuit Court case, the warrant may be available in the... View More

Being a class B felony, Escape 1st carries a sentence of 2 to 20 years for a first offense. If the convicted has any prior convictions for class A, B, or C felonies, the State could invoke the Habitual Offender Act and the range of punishment would change accordingly. However, a sentence of less... View More

Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure 7.3(b)(5)

Like many things in the law, it depends. In most situations, I would say no. But, because it depends, you need to talk to a lawyer in your area.

If there has never been a youthful offender determination, that is no judge has ever denied youthful offender in this case, yes you can apply for and will likely get youthful offender for this case.