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answered on Nov 18, 2022
I would hire an Attorney to contact the Commonwealth Attorney's Office. An Attorney can also file a motion to make the Court aware of the situation. If this motion is heard before Thanksgiving the Court will be on notice of the situation and could make a favorable ruling.
answered on Nov 7, 2022
There is a criminal charge for cruelty to animals and you could talk to local law-enforcement about potential charges. I’ve never heard of that being charged when the attempt was unsuccessful but it is possible if you have a good proof. As far as a civil lawsuit you would have to consult a civil... View More 
answered on Nov 1, 2022
The subsequent demolishing of the house after burglary is not a basis to have the charge amended from burglary to criminal trespass. It could theoretically be amended, yes, but you would need a valid basis.
were found in my belongings, which I openly admitted to the possibility of, they kicked me out, now I'm supposed to report to my probation officer, what is going to happen?
answered on Oct 21, 2022
Any number of thing. You could be removed and probated. You could be removed, sentenced and sentenced to the penitentiary. You could be sent to an IOP facility. You could be sent to an in patient facility. Best advice is to hire the best criminal defense attorney and get them started on it.
answered on May 16, 2024
If he is in custody, corrections and the court will handle it.
I left work with 3 other people because we were car pooling, after dropping the first co-worker off we had a officer approach and pull us over. After being pulled over he informed us he'd pulled us over for the rear license plate not being illuminated. I was the in passenger seat. The officer... View More
answered on May 15, 2024
The rear license not illuminated may be enough to satisfy the probable cause aspect but closer attention is warranted.
answered on May 15, 2024
If you are not involved, there is no reason for you to contact the prosecutor. No.
Even happening. What can I do?
I was a minor when I had a relationship with an older man. He went to prison and served his time. 5 years we went without speaking. I contacted him in prison a little before he got out. I was 20 at the time. When he got out he went on probation and a no contact order between us was in his terms of... View More
answered on May 5, 2024
Yes. They have the power to restrict or eliminate contact for anyone under their supervision.
Days. Tried calling from 9am to 4pm to make sure i had login info correct i tried 2 phones neither would allow me to login. One kept saying error the other the camera box would show up and disappear. The clerk said they'd tell judge i was unable to login also for over an hr off and on lines... View More
answered on May 2, 2024
Redocket the case, tell the judge what happened and most likely you will get a new court date.
And it has been a year already, will the judge give more time to pay?
Sand came from Myrtle Beach, SC as we just got back from vacation. We live in KY. Husband never consented for a search and seizure, was ignored when asked to speak to a main officer, and was also charged with criminal littering for throwing out his cigarette as he was getting pulled over. They did... View More
I'm not sure what I had court for and wasn't aware or have gotten something mixed up,I was trying to at least see the docket for that day to make sure I was on there
answered on Apr 2, 2024
Call the Kenton District Clerk and ask or use the public Courtnet to get the details.
Thank you in advance if this gets answered.
I let a mechanic drive my car to take my son and I to school to drop him off to test drive after he done work on it the night before to make sure it was running properly. The resource officer noticed that I was drowsy, which was due to a new medication that I had just began taking, and asked if I... View More
answered on Mar 27, 2024
If they haven’t indicted you by now, they are probably not going to after three years.
My ex husband took explicit photos of himself and sent it to my sister who sent it to me because our daughter was in the photo.
A quick catch-up just from our last court date, we got lied on by CPS to the judge about being there in attendance and when they found out we were there we still wasn’t permitted to talk to the judge. The judge according to CPS stripped our last method for contact with our own children by banning... View More
answered on Mar 23, 2024
CPS cannot allow or disallow you to do anything. If the Court issued a no contact order, it is the court who intends you to have no contact, not CPS.
I have a boyfriend in prison and he wanted me to ask he’s waiting for his evidentiary hearing for his 11-42 and on one claim based on their not having him evaluated prior to court or ever. 5 years later they’re trying to evaluate him now and he feels like it’s a set up. If he goes through... View More
answered on Mar 22, 2024
At this juncture he really has nothing to lose by getting the eval. He can’t possibly do any worse by having it….but he could do better.
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