A common condition of probation is to not leave the state without approval of the Court. If your probation officer is unwilling to allow for travel, it is recommended that you hire a lawyer to file a motion before the Judge assigned to your case to allow for travel.

Yes. I assume upon his arrest, he was held in jail on some sort of bond, which he was unable or unwilling to provide for his release. He then entered some sort of plea, and was sentenced to a term of probation - all of which is something the judge can do. When you are on probation, it is a grace... View More

Yes they can. If you are declining offers, you are electing a trial - which is certainly your right. However, at a trial, the prosecution can try to prove all crimes you've had due process on (e.g. been arraigned on).

Yes you will. It can be done after 3 or 5 years upon completion of your sentence (including discharge from probation or parole).

The arrest decision was made by police based on their initial investigation. No one beside the officers involved can really say how or why other than they obviously thought probable cause existed that you assaulted your mother. It's a decision susceptible to human error in judgment, which is... View More

What do you mean by not having a right to a speedy trial? Delays in getting to trial can be attributed to the prosecution OR the defense, and unless you happened to be a MDOC prisoner at the time, there is no absolute right to have a trial within a certain period of time. What speedy trial does in... View More

When were you arraigned, and on what charges? Just because something happened in a given time sequence does not always mean that's how the charges will reflect it; People can be charged with a crime that happened earlier after being charged with another crime.

The first step is to find out what court the case was in. If you know the defendant's name, and that person is still alive and in prison, you could do an inmate search, which would indicate what county the conviction came out of. It will also list the case number. Then you could contact that... View More

Disabled does not equal incompetent, which has a legal definition. You are presumed competent.

How were you forced into a plea deal? At some point, you had to have appeared before a judge, who asked you (not your attorney) "has anyone promised or threatened you with anything to get... View More

Not sure there is anything you can do. Sounds like the court did exactly what they told you they would do: if you pay, you get a misdemeanor; if you don't pay, you get a felony. Usually in these types of cases, you entered a plea on the factual basis for the felony; in other words, you already... View More

The absolute best way would be for him to contact a Michigan attorney local to the court he was sentenced in to arrange a return and surrender. It's doubtful that a Michigan court would extradite him from Georgia for something like this, but if they did, or if he's ever found back in... View More

Are the cameras on their property, but facing your general direction? If they are, I'm unsure if you can do much about that. Now what they are doing or could do with those recordings is a different matter, and could be actionable in some instances.

There is not a whole lot anyone can do at this point. Your attorney's job at this point is to advocate for whatever terms of the plea agreement and as low of a sentence as that agreement allows. For better or worse, Lewis plead guilty to PWID, not possession. Regardless if there were talks... View More

For a condo? For HUD housing? For some other purpose? It matters to be specific, but the specifics are not necessarily appropriate in a venue like this that is open to the public.

"Sole Member" non-profits are tricky, and trying to form one without the guidance and help of a local... View More

Way too many moving parts in the federal system to give a concise answer here. Best guess is some amount of time less than 120 months. Your boyfriend will get the best answer from his counselor.

There is a process to have your gun rights restored here in Michigan. Unless you do that, then no.

Yes. Your current license has your birthdate on it, and so when they check it, they will know your age.

You will need to refer back to your judgment of conviction paperwork to see exactly what happened. Your conviction could not have been "expunged" after 6 months because there is, and has been for some time, a 5 year waiting period before you may make application for expungement to the... View More

You should be fine.

This depends on how old your brother is and the severity of the crime. If your brother is 16 or 17, it's not uncommon at all to be charged as an adult. In fact, there is no minimum age to be charged as an adult; children as young as 10 have been charged as adults. More commonly, if your... View More