i picked up my fiancee personal possesions and signed for them an jail released them to me 2-3 days later investagator ask if i ring cell phone ack due to it was to e put in evidence locker but as not and released with personal possessions can that be done legally without telling me that i did not... View More 
answered on Oct 24, 2019
If the person has been in jail for 2 months then they almost certainly have a criminal defense attorney who you should be speaking with about this situation. The attorney will figure out what to do about the "chain of custody" problem that the property release may have created for the prosecution.
Is it called Motion to Quash in the criminal case?
I received both summon for pre-trial and the sworn complaint from the Municipal Court recently. Based on the statue below, can I argue that I was never provided the Notice of Complaint prior to the State moved to issue Pre Trial Hearing?... View More
answered on May 24, 2019
If you received a copy of the complaint prior to the pretrial hearing date, then the State has complied with the applicable statute.
I have a criminal case pending. Planed on turning myself in to fix issue but worried if I haven't made full required payment the judge requested. Criminal case and civil unrelated but I can still be held for back support unless I submit payment my order just says Jan 2019 I only have partial... View More
answered on Jan 9, 2019
Look at your order for the due date. Follow that. It should state the exact date that it is due. To be on the safe side pay be that date.
f i got pulled over in n a traffic stop an the cops ask me an three other people to step out the car to search the car when we stept out cops search us an find pipe that they says has meth in it but im sure it was really nothing in it but they found it in my passenger pocket an he got charged with... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2018
Talk with the attorney of the person charged with the offense; understand, however, that ownership is not the same as possession. Good luck.
question for you..I went to court today for a no insurance ticket.the da was going to give me deferred justification..the city clerk said to her..you can't do that on no insurance...the da looked at her crazy..it is to be noted that I watched the da give it to several people before me..so I... View More
answered on Feb 2, 2018
Deferred disposition is discretionary with the Court, so a Judge does not HAVE to grant it even if the DA recommends it, (i.e., no law was broken). That being said, there is no State Law that prohibits deferred on a no insurance citation, Call a local attorney.
answered on Jul 11, 2017
To be certain of what your options are you need to consult in-person with an attorney. Generally speaking, you do not acquire property by making payments on someone else's debt.
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