The District Court Commissioner is required to issue criminal charges if a person swears an oath regarding facts that if true would support the charge. The facts may later prove insufficient, or false. The State’s Attorney may review the charges and decide not to proceed, but generally you will... View More

The owner or management company of the mall can ban anyone they want. If they have banned you, then you can be charged with trespass if you go to the mall. Stay away from the mall.

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answered on Apr 21, 2023

What happens in Maryland stays in Maryland. As a volunteer lawyer, I am unable to move your question so you should post this question in the Maryland section of Justia where Maryland attorneys can answer. Start here: https://answers.justia.com/questions/all/maryland

The Office of the State's Attorney has the prerogative either to prosecute, dismiss or in your case(s), place the cross assault cases filed against both you and your ex on an inactive or "stet" docket. Neither case, if "stetted" was dismissed. Thus, if you possess... View More

A PBJ for a felony will disqualify you. I do not know the answer to your question about what happens if you get the charge expunged.

The "plain view" doctrine states that a police officer can search the stroller in your case if the gun is in plain view. If it is not plain view, it may be an illegal search and seizure if neither you nor your boyfriend gave permission to search the stroller and the police officer did not... View More

Your probation can be extended by the judge to allow you time to make restitution. You also can be violated for failing to make restitution. It would be better to have your probation extended that to be violated and possibly sent to jail.

This is not a sufficient reason to get out of a subpoena. If you have been subpoenaed to court, you must appear. If you do not appear, the police could come and bring you to court or you could be found in contempt. This does not happen in every single case, but it could happen here.

The... View More

I do not know whether you are eligible to get an insurance license, but you are eligible to get your record expunged 15 years from the end of probation assuming all other criteria are met.

For a major felony where jail is the expected punishment, yes. Whether a defendant goes to jail or not depends on a lot of factors, in particular the seriousness of the crime, victim injury, the defendant’s past criminal history, etc. Most first offenders, misdemeanors and even felony property... View More

If you miss your court date, they put a warrant out for your arrest. You can then be picked up on the warrant at any time. Hire an attorney in North Carolina to represent you. If there is a warrant, your attorney can file a motion to recall the warrant.

This will not go away if you fail to... View More

MD Code, Transportation, § 11-127 -- Highway defined:

“Highway” means:

(1) The entire width between the boundary lines of any way or thoroughfare of which any part is used by the public for vehicular travel, whether or not the way or thoroughfare has been dedicated to the... View More

Depends on what other evidence there is in the case as to the presence and location of the guns, and the identification of the guns as real guns. Admissions in statements made by the defendants in the case may be sufficient together with officer testimony about the guns they found and seized. No... View More

If the police have a warrant to obtain DNA, yes, and after you’ve been charged and arraigned, they can request a DNA sample as part of the discovery rules. Discuss this with your lawyer, or if you do not have one, get one.

If the warrant is in the same case, then he should contact his attorney to see what is going on. There way for any of us to know.

Generally, administrative disciplinary actions taken against prisoners for misconduct and rules violations, and to maintain disciplinary order within the prison, are not deemed “punishment” for purposes of double jeopardy that would bar a subsequent criminal prosecution for the conduct that... View More

You won't find them online, and most likely not in the court file back when paper records were kept. Any conditions would have been stated orally on the record, and recored by the defendant's attorney in their private client file and by the prosecutor in the State's file. If the... View More

You should retain an attorney to represent you. An attorney can file a motion to recall the warrant. If the motion is granted, the warrant will be quashed and your case will be scheduled for a VOP hearing. The attorney can then represent you at the hearing.

Impossible to say with any certainty. Jail is possible if not probable with such an amount, but probation or home confinement is also possible. If this is embezzlement from an employer of yours the risk is greater. The length of time of any jail sentence imposed could be served in a local detention... View More

A probation before judgment is not a conviction, but can show up on a background check. You should get it expunged as soon as you are eligible. You should answer all questions truthfully on the application. No one can tell you whether this will affect your ability to get the position.