You are incorrect. The pipe is the paraphernalia, and the Meth is the controlled substance.

I don't know what you mean by "brandishing", but it would take far more than that to justify use of deadly force against that person. Keep in mind that there IS a right to bear arms, both for you and the other person. You can't just shoot people because they are armed.

"Officer safety" is often used as an excuse for excessive force. For resisting to be a legitimate charge, the police officer must be reasonably engaged in his official duties. If he engages in excessive force, then resisting that unreasonable force (in a reasonable way) would not be a... View More

Every county is different, and the COVID situation has delayed things quite a lot. Contact your lawyer to see if he/she has received anything.

Attorneys will not generally quote fees in public forums like this. I suggest you contact me or other attorneys privately through this site. For one thing, in order to quote a fee, an attorney would need to discuss the facts of your case, and you definitely do not want to do that publicly!

Your question is not specific enough to answer.

What county did this happen in?

Unless you have an urgent situation or a hearing in the near future, you should not be alarmed. Especially in the current pandemic, public defenders are swamped with cases (fewer people are working) and also having to deal with the same crisis management as everyone else in the court system. You... View More

The calculation goes from date of CONVICTION of the earlier case to date of OCCURRENCE of the newer case. The Level 6 charge is appropriate. If you need more questions answered, you can contact attorneys privately through this site---you should not post details about your case in "Ask a Lawyer".

Contact me privately. An attorney can efile a Motion to Continue so that he does not fail to appear. I accept criminal cases in Tippecanoe County and can help.

The sooner you retain a criminal defense lawyer, the better. You may also wish to consult an immigration lawyer at some point, but you should confront the criminal issue immediately. You may contact me privately if you wish to discuss details.

You can't be kept in custody past the end of your sentence. The court can enter a judgment against you, or perhaps hold you in contempt.

If a piece of personal property is abandoned on your real property, you can dispose of it as you please.

There should be contact information for the court clerk on the ticket. Although clerks cannot give legal advice, they can inform you of procedures. Since this is a Florida issue, direct future inquiries towards Florida attorneys.

Nobody can force you to be charitable. Just put everything in writing, be specific, and have all parties sign.

Voluntary intoxication is not a defense in Indiana. He needs an experienced criminal defense lawyer.

Basically, a person can record anything that he or she was privileged to hear in the first place. If the landlord was in a place he was entitled to be, he can record whatever he was entitled to hear.

You have no control over whether the prosecutor files charges. If you want to clarify the facts with the prosecutor before charges are filed, that might have an impact.

Courts all over Indiana are suspending non-essential hearings and continuing cases due to the pandemic. Contact the court in writing if you are unrepresented, or through your attorney if you have one.

Contact the police immediately. Abuse or neglect of a vertebrate animal is a crime! Also contact your local humane society or animal shelter.