If the District Attorney is prosecuting this, then you need to hire an attorney to represent your son's interests and help mitigate this matter----depending on the age of your son, it may be possible to get all of this transferred to juvenile court jurisdiction which might keep all of this off... Read more »

If you are not wanting to testify, I would recommend that you first talk to your husband's attorney. Failing to comply with a subpoena can have consequences, so don't just ignore it. You can always contact the prosecutor directly as well, but talking to your husband's attorney first... Read more »

You stated you have a “charge” that was administratively dismissed. As long as you were never CONVICTED of a felony and don’t have any felony convictions you should be fine. It would be wise to consult a criminal defense attorney, however, to discuss the subtleties and specific facts of your... Read more »

An appeal of the conviction is out-of-time. Under very limited circumstances, a conviction can be vacated through the Post-Conviction process. Another consideration would be applying for a sentence commutation.

I would encourage you to contact an attorney to review the person's... Read more »

You ask two questions here. The first question regards when a civil suit should be filed (if a criminal case is pending). The answer to that question is you should not wait to talk to a civil attorney about proceeding with a civil suit until the criminal case is closed. There are too many pitfalls... Read more »

I assume here that the sentence was for a set number of years in DOC custody, but the balance is to be suspended upon him successfully completing a certain (type of) program.

I highly encourage you to contact the attorney who represented him at the time of his sentencing. It is possible... Read more »

Grand larceny under Oklahoma statutory law is a felony offense. It is generally defined as the theft of property or goods whose value is $1000 or more. In terms of felony offenses it’s a property crime which is generally viewed as something not quite as serious as many other felonies such as... Read more »

The Short answer is yes, there are circumstances where a previous juvenile conviction can be utilized in District Court when someone becomes an adult (gun possession charge after have been adjudicated a delinquent). There are also circumstances where you might have the State/ City/ Federal... Read more »

They is clearly not enough factual background to your question to give you any meaningful guidance. However, it sounds like you might be the victim of a domestic abuse arrest for your boyfriend. If you’re talking about doing an affidavit, it sounds like you’re desirous of informing the district... Read more »

I’m going to assume that these pictures were illicit? I don’t have enough facts to give you confident guidance or counsel, however, it’s unusual when someone that you friend on a tool like Facebook would send you unsolicited inappropriate sexual pictures of a minor child out of the blue. You... Read more »

From your question, it appears that one of the following must be true: 1. you are on probation and not parole, or 2. you have multiple cases in which you are on parole for one and on probation for another.

Either way, if you have an attorney for the revocation hearing next week, you... Read more »

A Daubert hearing, to describe it simply, is a pre-trial hearing that is usually brought about by the filing of a “motion in limine” which is a motion filed by one party in an attempt to exclude the expert witness testimony or evidence of the opposing party in a trial. In the hearing,... Read more »

The question is a bit confusing, but if a protective order has been issued against a party, the only one prohibited from certain acts is the defendant or the party served with that protective order. If the plaintiff seeking the protective order, the one who secured it from the court, contacts that... Read more »

It’s a very bad idea to discuss such a situation on a public forum such as this. Clearly someone who had been arrested and was in serious trouble was asked to assist law-enforcement with locating other criminal activity in order to save his/ her own skin. This is a very very dangerous situation.... Read more »

There are a number of ways to have a motion or application to revoke or accelerate a probation filed against you in a criminal case. The worst type of violations are if you get arrested for a felony or a misdemeanor crime. These situations will almost always result in a much more severe consequence... Read more »

Any change of venue based on alleged or perceived bias or unfairness associated with a judge, district attorney or law enforcement probably should’ve taken place well before trial, sentencing or disposition of the case. At this juncture, your best bet is simply to contact an attorney who... Read more »

If you have had no previous criminal arrests or convictions then a misdemeanor arrest for crimes such as these are routinely handled with the end result being a dismissal after a period of probation (Assuming you’re guilty or your attorney can’t get the case dismissed).

As far as the... Read more »

Short answer is people post many things on social media - often before thinking about the long-term effect. Can you and should you are not necessarily equal partners. As with almost every lawyer, the advice is do not post it. Seek counseling for you both, and if that fails then dissolution can... Read more »

Not sure your question relates to the result you are seeking. The deputies actions would have to be viewed in the light of all other calls taken, as well as your availability when they were responding to the call. If you were not home when they were cleared off their other calls and you were at... Read more »

Definitely not. A notary public may not notarize his or her own signature.