You should contact your father's probation officer and ask about that. Your father can also talk to his probation officer. If you can't get anywhere with the Probation Officer, then you can file a Motion in the District Cout and bring this to the attention of the Judge.

You can look up the regulation(s) that have to do with how long they can hold your bf, before they will be required to release him. These can be found here: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/16/index.html

Every law that the Legislature passes, has to have a "regulation"... View More

Yes, cops call it an "outside sniff," or words to that effect. The bummer about dogs, is that a LOT of the time now, routine traffic stops are done with a K-9 officer. If you happened to have been stopped within 3-5 minutes prior to a drug dog getting there, probably no Judge would say... View More

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answered on Mar 2, 2023

If you have completed your probation, you may be eligible to have your firearm rights restored. However, the process and requirements for restoration of firearm rights vary by state. You should check the laws of your specific state to determine the process and requirements for restoring your... View More

Possession with Intent (to sell, distribute) is a felony in Idaho. It carries a maximun sentence of 7 years of prison. If you have NO other crimes in your jacket, then you MIGHT be able to get a probation offer. That also might be contingent on you completing 60-90 days in custody going through... View More

This is a good time to learn about Idaho and the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution. A police officer has been endowed with a limited amount of discretion. He is not required to ticket someone for the "reasonable suspicion" reason that he pulled him over for, but he should if he wants... View More

Yes it means that they couldn't find the individual, but nothing but a line that says, "warrant recalled" will mean that there is no longer a warrant. Good luck to you!

Yes, it will be admissible in court, if the information is not "hearsay," and the prosecutor can lay the proper evidentiary foundation to introduce it. Most cities and surrounding cities, have "compacts" or "agreements" that each can work "temporarily" in... View More

If you are a felon, you may not possess a firearm, period. Regarding the laptop . . . what kind of computer was it? Did you pay full price for it? Did you pay a fair, used price for it? What questions did you ask the seller before buying it? Did the seller "dump" it for a hundred... View More

My experience in dealing with prosecution offices is that the first Discovery Responses they send out are akin to a sawed off shotgun approach, they're going to list every, single human being who they talked to or originally thought they might want to talk to. It's kind of like a... View More

The question, the ONLY question is . . . did the officer have a "reasonable suspicion" that the driver of the car (son) had done something that the officer could give him a citation for? If the answer to that question is "yeah, the cop said my son was speeding but he never even gave... View More

Here's one example you might use:

Comes now the Defendant, ________________, In Propria Persona, and hereby moves this Honorable Court to DISMISS the criminal charges against the Defendant, pursuant to Idaho Code 19-2604.

This motion is made and based on the Court and the... View More

In Boise, Idaho, where I practice, it is sometimes necessary for me to call repeatedly the Clerk and ask that she give me a court date. However, it is ALWAYS after I have filed a MOTION FOR DISMISSAL OF CHARGES, pursuant to URCRP Rule 42 for dismissal. Here's a suggestion:

1. Draft... View More

You need to do the following:

1. Determine whether the offending officer was a Boise City cop; or an Idaho State Trooper. This is important because you can look up the "Idaho Tort Claims Act," and it says you only have 180 days from the day you "should have been able to... View More

Yes, police have a reasonable belief that you at, at a minimum, frequenting a location, where drugs are being used, sold or distributed. So, YES, frequenting is a misdemeanor, criminal charge. Are you interested in going to college? I hope you're wealthy, because a charge of paraphernalia... View More

Murder requires the government to prove that the actor killed another person, intentionally (not while asleep) and did so without being provoked first, and with malice. From your facts, it doesn't seem like any Sr. prosecutor would charge "murder," only to be embarrassed at court... View More

In Idaho there are now 2 types of "stay away" orders. The first is a NO CONTACT ORDER. There is no way to have one of these against you, unless you've been charged with committing a Domestic Battery charge. In other words, it comes attached with a criminal charge. The other... View More

In order for a policeman to pull you out of traffic, the cop must have a valid, articulable suspicion that you are, have been, or are about to commit a crime, even a traffic offense. So, if we judge the cop's actions in pulling you over, we must look at the information he/she had about you,... View More

There is an Idaho Criminal Rule 11. It says:

Notice of Plea Agreement. If a plea agreement is reached by the parties, the court must, on the record, require the disclosure of the agreement in open court or, on a showing of good cause, in camera, at the time the plea is offered. If the... View More

Yes. While you're on probation, you may not possess a "weapon," but I believe the Legislature was referring to guns, not bows.