If the jury believes the self defense claim, they are instructed to find the defendant not guilty.
No. It’s a violent crime with an 85% serve.
Our home was denied twice for home placement first time I had not been physical able to clean the house and make sure no old or broken or used paraphernalia was still lingering in places I could not reach when probation and parole showed up and I did not permitt them entry and placement failed. so... Read more »
They can deny for ANY reason or no reason. Purely discretionary.
Knows it's not true and this is not my husband first time. He's done this before to other women. And I am currently pregnant with our child. So what is the chance of getting the epo on me overturned to a dvo on him.
None unless you take your own epo against him. The court cannot convert his epo against You to a dvo against him.
Likely not unless you committed a felony while you were there.
Yes. Count on it.
I have recordings of my dad threatening to beat me up and kick me out of the house. I am 17 and do schooling online that I pay for. Can I leave the house without his consent. And what could happen to me. I live in Kentucky or what can I do about this
You cannot leave without his consent. Report his behavior to CPS and let them handle it. They are your way out.
As long as there is no illegal contact or behavior from either party.
Plus he has more charges tampering with physical evidence drug paraphernalia Buy/possess 218A500(2) violation of EPO/dvo 2nd time
What is your question?
No.
1st degree) will I imediently be sentenced to jail (since I did assault someone), or will my lawyer and my prosecutors lawyer actualy argue and try to prove of disprove my selfdefense claim? And what if the prosecutor doesn't show up? Could I still go to jail?
You may not even be found guilty , much less go to jail. Why isn’t your public defender answering any of your questions?
-there. The judge said he had no papers on me, even though I had the letter saying my trial was today. He sent me home telling me to come back next month on the new date he had set. Why did they even set the date for today and then not call me up? Did they just lose my name or something?
Probably a s heduling error. Go back on the date the judge gave you!
No.
Im a defendant trying to prove self defense because I was threatened and hit first, but I attacked back with a weapon
The court doesn’t favor either side. In a trial, the jury makes the decision who is right and who is wrong.
poss/drug paraphernalia. Both are my 1st offense on both. Happened in 2007.
Yes. Can be expunged after 5 years.
You don’t get a retrial unless there was error in the first and only the trial judge or the appeals court can give you a retrial.
I happen to have a large hammer with me in my car one day(I was using it to fix things) and I was attacked. It was the only item I had with me, and my attacker didnt have a deadly weapon, but he threatened to kill me and punched me in the back, I felt I had no other choice (we were both grown men,... Read more »
Sounds like self defense.
You may or my not go to jail. At all. The show cause date is for payment of fines and costs.
My dad died and he left me his wallet and asked me to take care of bills and house before he went to hospital. When he died their will said my sister was power of attorney so I gave her all the things to pay bills and stuff. She says I spent money wrong and wants to press charges on me for it.
Doubtful it was a crime but it can be hashed out in probate court and corrected.
You could, yes. The show cause date is simply for fines and costs, if any, to be paid.
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