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Q: What law or laws prevent a probation officer from adding or modifying terms of probation?

Initally i after a level 6 felony i was put on probation. They tried once to add gps monitoring to my conditions and after going through courts i recieved a document stating i was to be removed from community corrections and gps monitoring since it was not in my plea agreement. I violated probation... Read more »

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Q: Do police have to show anything they found in vehicle search

We was pulled over and the owner of vehicle was asked if they could search the owner said no another officer said they was taking dog around vehicle they said dog hit so they searched anyays they said they found a marijuana smoking pipe which I don't know cause they never showed anyy

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Q: No bail after warrant for missing drug test. charged with possession Cocaine first time in trouble. Why no bail??

It's in Boone county. Also lawyer was not present when she had court. She was there all alone. Judge move court up a hour. Shes never got in trouble before and didn't pick up a new charge when she was arrested for warrent. She needs to get out because she has a job and place she pays... Read more »

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Q: Someone wrote a fake bill of sale for my car and forged my signature on it. Is there anything I can do?

The cops say it's a civil matter. The car was sold to a guy and the girl was supposed to drive it to his house for him. She stole that car and signed title from him.

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Q: Is the allowable time for time spent in solitary confinement 30 days in Indiana?

I was released October 17th 2022, I was released from the segregation unit (solitary confinement) I was brought to solitary confinement February 2020, and I was in segregation the whole time until October 17 2022, that's is a total of 32 consecutive months in seg , also living in in-humane... Read more »

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Q: Are there laws to protect neighborhood associations from being impersonated?

Hello. I serve on a board for a local neighborhood association that has been established for many years. This year, a small group of our neighbors started impersonating our neighborhood association and now they are trying to collect funds under our name. They have created a website with our name... Read more »

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Q: Do the courts expunge a marijuana paraphaniela charge if they got it before they were 18?

Also had a School deliquency charge but pleaded my case saying i didnt go bc i was be mistreated by family and was not around my father and was charged with that instead and moved to foster care would i be charged w both and would it of been expunged if i went into foster care?

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Q: how do I petition courts to lift a warrant or hold virtual court if I’m incarcerated?

Incarnated in Hancock Co IN, warrant in Bartholomew Co IN and Boone Co IN. Want to have warrants recalled and possibly resolve both cases via virtual court while in custody at Hancock Co IN.

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Q: i financed a car and it turned out to be a stolen car and now i have a warrent out for mey arrest what should i do

i bought a car from the dealership and financed it and i got pulled over by cops and the cops ran the tags and it turned out to be a stolen car and they charged me with possession of stolen. I have all the paperwork. the cops were nice to me and didnt take me to jail but i have to turn myself in... Read more »

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Q: Say I'm on Colorado probation but live in Indiana and they extradite me for a probation violation. Most likely outcome?

No previous record in Colorado. And the violation was for a failed urine screen but I've tested clean since then

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Q: My son is being harassed by our local drug task enforcement agency, was pulled over with no probable cause and the car s

Searched without consent and they my son and his friend out of the car physically to search it. I want to know who to talk to you and what I can do to have this stopped this is a true real situation and I want it stopped, can you please direct me to who to talk to and what to do!?

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answered on Mar 19, 2023

If you believe that your son's rights were violated during the traffic stop and search, there are several steps you can take to address the situation.

Contact an attorney: You may want to consider contacting an attorney who specializes in civil rights or criminal defense to discuss...
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Q: In Michigan Vehicle towed from accident. Was told that can't inspect or retrieve personal items from vehicle.

Tow company says incant inspect vehicle and must pay money pluss give vehicle title to retrieve personal items from vehicle.

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Q: If I took a plea deal in Fort Wayne, Indiana for a F2 burglary do I have a chance for a sentence modification?

I never physically had a gun but I took a plea because the other parties that were involved and never prosecuted threatened my life if I didn't plead guilty.

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