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0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Family Law for Oklahoma on
Q: My son is in jail for domestic violence with strangulation. It's his first offense other than traffic. What is he facing

He has only been in Oklahoma for around a year. His baby mama cheated for 5 months while he was working to support her and his son. She up and moved there with no notice and took his son. They are not married. Idk the actual details from today but he is a good man. He just wants to be with his son

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for North Carolina on
Q: I would really like to know who and who wasn’t in the wrong here please give me a small straight forward Awnser please

my cousin was at a gas station like he normally does but this time another guy showed up he and my cousin got into a argument and then the other swings at my cousin first but he missed hitting the thing directly next to my cousin he then backs up and in the words of my cousin he thought the man was... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for New York on
Q: I am based in the New York City area and I am actually want different representation from the legal aid society

Q: Hello I am based in the New York City area and I am actually want different representation from the legal aid society

I'm currently dealing with an attorney who has been handling my case in a "frivolous" manner. Now I am aware that I am dealing with a public defender who... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for Ohio on
Q: If I open my door, to answer police who are knocking at the door, can they push they're way in w/o search warrant?

Is the act of opening the front door considered an invitation to come inside? Once inside, would they have to show a search warrant apon request? Furthermore, would they have to give they're names and badge numbers apon request. Would they be required to wear vest cams while executing a bench... View More

Bruce Boerst
Bruce Boerst
answered on Nov 14, 2024

In Ohio, opening your door to police officers does not automatically grant them permission to enter your home without a warrant. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and entry into a residence typically requires a warrant or the resident's explicit consent.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Maryland on
Q: Hi I was arrested and received a fare evasion citation in PG County MD with $50 fine and no jail. Need help

I have court this month in Prince Geor g e MD District Court and want expungement.

Scott Scherr
Scott Scherr
answered on Nov 12, 2024

You can only get the charge expunged immediately after court if you were acquitted of the charge or the State entered a nolle prossequi dropping the charge. If you are convicted and receive probation before judgment, you must wait three years to get it expunged or sooner if you can show good cause.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Florida on
Q: How do I get an SIS(suspended imposition of sentence) off my record? I was 17 in 1988.

I also didn't know I had an SIS at all. I filled out for Clemency 12 years ago and just received a letter telling me this. It would've seemed that the Missouri Probation and parole would have told me this right off because it goes through them first. Instead I waited 12 years for... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Virginia on
Q: Are FRTs legal in the state of Virginia?

I'm wondering if they violate the 2020 law that was passed regarding trigger activators. The device doesn't explicitly use the recoil energy of the firearm to function the same way a bump stock does, but does use the rearward bolt movement of it to function. I asked the state police but... View More

David G. Parker
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answered on Nov 12, 2024

Litigation at the federal level regarding forced reset triggers seems to be ongoing. The latest ruling I could find is from Texas, where a federal district court ruled against the ATF this summer regarding seizure of these devices. In Virginia, the closest controlling statute I could find is §... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Appeals / Appellate Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law for Florida on
Q: is it unconstitutional to be arrested 30 yrs after a crime that you have already plead to and done your time?

My beyoncé was in his last year of high school and had sexual contact with the schoolmate who was 15 more than once it was sentenced to 5 years to register on the sexual registry but law was revised and made him a lifer he lives in Wisconsin I live in Florida and he didn't make it home in... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Criminal Law for California on
Q: If a large item is purchased, cancelled & refund issued yet company delivers item anyway are you obligated to return?

I ordered a very large item, called & asked when it would be shipped as I may have ordered the wrong size. I was given a specific date to cancel by. Yet when I called to cancel I was told the had shipped. I spoke with a manager who advised that personnel was not supposed to give a date to... View More

James L. Arrasmith
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answered on Nov 14, 2024

Under California law, when you receive merchandise you didn't order or that was delivered after a valid cancellation and refund, it's considered "unordered merchandise" and you can treat it as a gift.

Your situation fits this perfectly - you cancelled within the allowed...
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0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Washington DC on
Q: Is there any argument in saying that knowingly cannot apply to me in regards to possession of drugs if I actually don't

Know they are drugs.?how can they prove that I knew the drugs were drugs if they cannot prove I tested them like the experts do when they testify?

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Maryland on
Q: The police are saying I am stalking them and following them on different calls and talked to my mom at our house

They asked my mom if she has a son and said that they got harassing phone calls from this address last year and that he keeps on following us to different calls if it keeps on happening they will file charges

Mark Oakley
Mark Oakley
answered on Nov 12, 2024

I suggest you contact a criminal defense lawyer and discuss this matter, and your conection to it, off-line and in private. Do not post any other facts on this public forum or you risk disclosing incriminating information if, in fact, you are behind any of the activities described by the police.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for Maryland on
Q: The police came to my house and spoke to my mom

The police came to my house and spoke with my mom and said that your son is following us on different calls and there is also a report on your son about harassing phone calls from this address last year and also he is following officers on social media and they said they will file charges if he... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Louisiana on
Q: Am I at high risk for facing jail time as my consequence?

I am a 21 year old female, college student, I am a social work major and make straight A's while maintaining 7 classes as well as being Bipolar 1 and managing that. I also am in the national honor society of social workers. This is my first time being arrested, never had a criminal back... View More

Randy Bryan Ligh
Randy Bryan Ligh
answered on Nov 18, 2024

Everything depends on the facts and circumstances unique to one's own case, however, if you are a first time offender then there are many, many options available to you to greatly mitigate the charges----I highly recommend that you contact a criminal defense lawyer in your area --or a few of... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law for South Carolina on
Q: Are their any pro Bono lawyers or one that would allow payment plans. I'm being intimidated to not talk about my forced

To make this run and sale. The guy has killed 3 people that I know of and I fear for my family's lives. The legal ppl police detectives etc want me to snitch. I'm scared. I need help never been. In true fir drugs and public defender saying she can't more like won't do anything... View More

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