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I have 2 marijuana possesion charges. 3 paraphanelia charges, 2 trespassing charges and a tampering of a perscription medication charge. 3 different incidents, 2 in the same county. I got the 3rd charge after already going to court but then getting it extended to august.
answered on May 12, 2018
Nothing good, that is for sure. If they get involved sexually it is a crime. Tell him not to go there!
Are statements made by an informant considered "facts" in an affidavit for a search warrant or do the statements need to be verified before they are considered facts?
answered on May 2, 2018
At a preliminary hearing all inferences are in favor of the prosecution.
SW=Search Warrant.
This happened during a preliminary hearing where the prosecution used email msgs that they received prior to getting the search warrant as supporting evidence for the search warrant. However, the email msgs were not part of the SW affidavit.
Don't they need... View More 
answered on May 2, 2018
Your question is not clear. Please contact a criminal defense attorney in your area, or make an appointment with your public defender to go over the question.
Preferrably for free. I would like the ability to search federal and state case law.
Let's say the police receive a call from someone who claims to be the sister-in-law of someone who she overheard had committed a crime. Can investigators obtain a warrant on what she says without further investigation and without verifying that she is who she says she is?
answered on Apr 23, 2018
Generally a warrant cannot be issued on an informant unless law enforcement can vouch for the reliablity of the information. Contact an attorney to get a copy of the affidavit in support of the warrant.
Apparently my PD failed to inform me of a plea deal offered some months ago. Now I'm facing possible enhanced charges for perceived lack of cooperation. What can I do?
answered on Apr 20, 2018
I think the solution here is fairly simple. Your public defender needs to go to the prosecutor and explain that he/she failed to notify you of the plea offer (which it is their ethical obligation to do), and ask the prosecutor to give you another chance to accept the offer. If your public... View More
answered on Apr 15, 2018
It depends. Some crimes are not expungeable. Others are depending on time that has passed from the end of probation. Contact a criminal defense specialist in your area.
Police had my $500 phone for a year now. I called to see if I could get it back and said no, then asked to do an interview with a detective. If they thought I was guilty, why haven't I been charged yet? Why is it being brought to light now that I brought the case up?
answered on Mar 21, 2018
This question is not clear. You need to sit down with a criminal defense attorney for a consultation.
answered on Mar 15, 2018
You will get charged with the class A misdemeanor of Falsely Obtaining a Prescription.
I am filling out the paperwork for expunging a conviction, and I am required to fill out a cover sheet for civil actions. This is for a conviction in Utah County, Utah. The plaintiff on the conviction was Lehi City. I did not have an attorney.
answered on Mar 11, 2018
Lehi City is the plaintiff and you are the defendant. The case number is the criminal case number of the case you were prosecuted for. Good luck!
And i didn't give him no reason to pull me over or to search my car
answered on Mar 7, 2018
I believe your only asking the question because you received a ticket for something. Why did the officer give you a ticket?
From her. Charged with DV and interfering with device. Police charged with felony but shouldn’t it be misdemeanor 1st time offense? Is it felony if kids are there? If wife wants charges dropped can they be dropped or do police pursue on their own?
answered on Mar 7, 2018
Your brother-in-law needs to consult with a good criminal defense attorney right away. Whether a domestic violence charge is a felony or a misdemeanor can depend on a lot of factors. I don't know enough about his situation to give specific advice here. But whatever the case may be, his... View More
I am working with my PD who disagrees with an approach I want to take with my MS. He asked me to modify the header of a template MS which contained his arguments and instead I modified the header and the argument. He filed the MS with the court and it contained his argument; as well as, mine.... View More
answered on Mar 2, 2018
No. Only one person can speak to the court at a time on any issue. You are going to hurt yourself more than help yourself if you try to defend yourself.
Say you partake of cocaine and the memory is blocked due to a traumatic experience, but when you remember it(say 4 years later) you confess. Would you be eligible for punishment or would it have been too long for punishment to be served?
This is research for a novel and I would like an... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2018
Absolutely. You have a right to be represented at all important junctures in your case. The sentencing is obviously one of thoe times.
So is it legal for the new charge stick with the original case without being booked and released on that newest charge
answered on Feb 20, 2018
If the case number is the same you needn;t be booked and released again.
answered on Feb 8, 2018
It depends on the crime. Misdemeanors have a two year statute of limitation. Most felonies have a four year statute of limitation. However, there are some offenses, like sex offenses and homicides that don't have those limitations. Thus, for those offenses you can be charged as an adult... View More
My now ex-girlfriend decided to bring a hedgehog to my house. she lives in Missouri. it's been about 2 months and still doesn't know when she is coming back for him. I love him and have grown a strong bond for him. is there a way i can gain legal ownership of this hedgehog?
answered on Feb 3, 2018
This is an Animal law question, not a criminal law question. Contact an attorney in that specialty.
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