The insurance company likely denied coverage because the other vehicle involved was at fault. Thus, you should attempt to recover any property damage or bodily injury claims from the at fault driver's liability insurer. However, as a general matter, the insurance on your vehicle runs with the... View More

Leaving the store is not required to be prosecuted for theft by shoplifting. The key is whether you had intent to steal, which can be proven by the surrounding facts of how the alleged theft took place. For example, placing a store item in your personal bag or concealing an item underneath your... View More

It is likely a 3 year sentence with the first 60 days to be served in jail and the remaining 2 years and 10 months to be served on probation.

It is not illegal for a private citizen, which is what a private investigator is, to put a GPS tracking device on a vehicle in Georgia as long as it does not damage the vehicle and is not used to stalk or harass. The police are "state actors." Thus, the 4th Amendment's prohibition... View More

The State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Supreme Court, in its supervisory role over the State Bar of Georgia, have wide discretion in determining what conduct constitutes disbarment. Thus, disbarment is not automatic simply because a licensed Georgia attorney pleads guilty to a felony. Further,... View More

Violation of O.C.G.A. section 40-2-7 is a misdemeanor. This means you could face up to 12 months of jail time. However, with no criminal record and the nature of the offense, it is unlikely you will be sentenced to serve jail time. But whether or not you are sentenced to serve jail time is within... View More

It will depend on the specific facts of your case such as the nature of the new misdemeanor charge, if you had violated your parole at a previous time, etc. The judge will have the discretion to make you serve the remainder of your parole in jail or prison.

Based on the limited information provided, no. If the vehicle title is in the girl's name it is not theft, she is the legal owner. The fact that the guy purchased the vehicle is likely immaterial because he, assuming voluntarily, put it in the girl's name. This transaction seems like a... View More

Hire an experienced criminal defense lawyer and do not answer any of the investigators questions.

Need more facts to answer this question. The hearsay evidentiary rule excludes out of court statements that are offered to prove the truth of whatever it asserts. If the un-indicted accomplice is available to testify, then he/she can testify, to an extent and subject to many evidentiary objections,... View More

Look to the retention agreement between you and your lawyer.

If the car wash had warning signs (essentially liability waivers) in reasonable view, then you likely assumed the risk of damage to your vehicle by using the car wash. Thus, the car wash is not liable.

Look to your liability insurance policy/contract. Your insurer may have denied coverage because your liability policy does not cover your daughter driving a rental car. This could be for many reasons: daughter is an excluded driver under your policy, your policy does not cover rental cars driven by... View More

You can report it. However, it will be within CPS's discretion to investigate the allegations or not. The amount of time you waited before reporting may cast doubt on the veracity of the allegations.

If you have collision coverage, your insurance will pay to fix your car. If you do not have collision coverage and the other driver's insurance carrier determines the other driver was at fault, then the other driver's insurance will pay to fix your car. However, because you received a... View More

If the case(s) the newly appointed D.A. represented you in is still pending, then you need to hire a new attorney and file a motion for the newly appointed D.A. to recuse himself/herself from participation in prosecuting your case. Further, If the new attorney can argue that recusal is insufficient... View More

Based on the limited facts provided, it appears the biological father has not legitimized his relationship with the child (i.e. the biological father has not taken the necessary legal steps to be considered the legal father). If that is the case, you would have sole legal and physical custody of... View More

It is hard to answer your question based on the limited facts provided. However, it would likely be the best and safest option to obtain a final divorce decree, then acquire the mobile home. If acquired after the final divorce decree, there would be no question that the mobile home would be your... View More

If you have a lease it will likely control the contractual relationship. Thus, if the lease sets a certain rental amount from say April 4, 2021 to April 4, 2022, then the father likely cannot raise the rental amount within those dates. Even if the father attempts to raise the rental amount mid... View More

An accusation is when the prosecutor, after an arrest by an officer who believed probable cause existed for said arrest, reviews the facts and determines if the officer was correct that probable cause existed for arrest of the specific crime(s) the officer thought appropriate. At that point, the... View More