The best plan is for him to hire an attorney NOW, and for that attorney to contact the police officer that filed the charges against him. Perhaps something can be worked out from the start, and maybe even have the charges withdrawn. In any case, perhaps he can avoid arrest and incarceration from... View More

So, you used a dead persons debit card to take out money. Unless you have written loan papers or a written authorization I'd be pretty worried. Talk to a local experienced defense attorney. There may be defenses to this type of case, and do not talk to the police before you have talked to... View More

There are probably more details about your situation which were not included with your question. You may want to revise your question or reach out to an attorney to get specific information about your case if your wife has filed a PFA.

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The law says you have to wait 5 years from the date of conviction before you can file to expunge the case.

Why don't you just contact the police about the dog disturbing the peace? Let the cops handle it, and tell them you want to file charges against your neighbor.

To answer your question, however, your criminal history would only be relevant as to "crimin falsi" convictions --... View More

Unfortunately, if the case closed out in 2005 it has been about 15 years (depending on the exact date), so it is unlikely that your attorney still has the file. The Rules of Professional Conduct do not require attorneys to keep files for 15 years. The file has likely been destroyed. Regardless,... View More

you should be concerned because some jobs will take it seriously. Do contact a lawyer. You are lucky he didn't charge you with more, so if your lawyer says take it take it.

Because under the old rules the statute allowed them to do that. If it was not a second offense underaged talk to an experienced PennDOT attorney about appealing it.

Under the old rules they could for a second offense. They changed the statute a while back.

Can be both or neither. There are m3 harassmemts, there are summary harassments, and there are m1 stalkings. Could be any ir all of these charges. Report it to the police and let them sort it out.

The challenge is that you are likely prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. This is for two reasons, the fact that your punishment could have been for more than 1 year and secondly because it was for a crime of violence. The feds define crime of violence as "an offense that has... View More

Highly dountful. Unless tou left out some facts the most to be worried about would be a summary trespass violation. Summary trespass would come in the mail. You made an admission which they can use against you. If you have a clean record and there are no missing facts a citation is the most... View More

You're asking very specific, technical questions concerning sentencing guidelines calculations, and I'll do my best to answer based on the information you've provided. The *current* offense gravity scores are as follows for the crimes you've listed:

Criminal Use of a... View More

Yes, he could have valid concerns. By "viewing" a picture or video online, you still could be downloading content -- and authorities tracking certain illegal sites could be investigating every IP address that logs onto such file-sharing sites. You just don't know.

I would... View More

Initially, file a report with your local police. They should be able to get the subscriber information from Text Free, and then press charges against the individual from there.

If the individual has some assets, you can then consider filing a civil lawsuit against that person later.... View More

What you did is considered an assault under the law. However, if you have a defense, such as self defense or defense of others to conduct is considered justified. That being said, the fact that you fled the scene shows what they call consciousness of guilt, and if the other party gives a statement... View More

No - that law changed last spring (2019). No driver's license suspension for underage drinking citations any longer.

Best of luck to you.

Free legal aid to do what? Id you are going to sue the person who assaulted the child you would need to seek out civil counsel. They would be able to determine whether the case was worth any money or not. If you are looking for aomeone to charge criminally, you can ask the district attorneys... View More

There is a lot of information missing here to give you a good answer. Reaching out to the District Attorneys office would be a normal course of action. Keep in mind they may know nothing about the investigation but many times, depending on county, if its a drug delivery resulting in death... View More

Likely, but not necessarily. If she gave a statement to the police or District Attorney's Office before her death, there may be a way they can get that statement into evidence in a trial against you (as well as hearsay from her before her death as told to police officers, etc.). So... View More