DUI and Expungement: Clearing Your DUI Record A DUI conviction can, like any criminal conviction, haunt your criminal record and employment options. DUI criminal records can also affect your driver’s license and insurance rates for many years after the incident. Some states offer the opportunity to expunge your criminal record, and if you are eligible for expungement of your DUI criminal record, then the energy to clear your DUI record is well worth the effort. Contact a DUI attorney with questions about how to expunge your DUI criminal record. → Read More
Failure to Pay Criminal Restitution Not paying court ordered restitution is a violation of your contract with the District Attorney’s Office. If you are taken into custody, this signifies that the D.A. wants you to remain in custody until your case has been resolved. If you are arrested but not taken into custody, the D.A. is indicating that you need to take the case more seriously. You are likely being arrested because you have not made payments at all, not made payments in full, or not made payments in a timely manner. → Read More
Shoplifting, Stealing, and Theft: A First Time Offense Shoplifting is a criminal offense. Shoplifting can cover everything from candy to alcohol, combs to jewelry, and cleaning supplies to computer equipment. Even if this is your first offense, you can be charged with a felony. → Read More
What are false pretenses? When an individual commits the crime of false pretenses, they misrepresent a fact in order to acquire someone else’s property. Obtaining property through false pretenses is a crime, punishable in most states by fines and imprisonment. While state laws vary in defining this crime, the general idea is the same: to be found guilty of false pretenses, the prosecutor must show that the individual acquired the property at issue by intentionally misstating a fact. → Read More
Arrest Based on Rape Accusation in #current year (Navigating the Legal Process) If an individual makes an accusation or allegation of rape, law enforcement officers may investigate the concern. This can lead to the person accused of rape being arrested. It depends on the circumstances of the situation as to whether the investigation leads to the arrest of the individual accused of rape. → Read More
What are first, second, and third degree robbery? First degree robbery, second degree robbery and third degree robbery are serious crimes that may result in severe sentences. → Read More
Am I guilty of joint possession if police found drugs in my roommate’s bedroom? I live in an apartment with three other guys. It’s a communal arrangement. We all share kitchen, bathroom and living room but have our own rooms. Well, the cops came with a warrant for one of my roomies and tossed the whole house really good. They found s → Read More
Do police have access to blood tests taken at the hospital after a DUI-related car accident? Typically the police need a warrant to access medical records and must have judge sign for reasonable cause for them to suspect you were driving drunk. Click to learn about your legal rights to privacy and what the police are entitled to see. → Read More
What happens if you get a DUI? What happens when you get a DUI depends on whether you have ever been convicted of DUI before, and on the circumstances of your drunk driving arrest. If you have never had a DUI before, the consequences could be as minor as probation, while other DUI convictions can lead to prison time. → Read More
What effect does the Driver’s License Interstate Compact have on your driver’s license after a DUI conviction? The Interstate Driver’s License Compact is a contract between states that enforces a DUI arrest out of state by agreeing to honor the state’s DUI license suspension requirements. This means that if you are arrested for and convicted of a DUI in another state, that state could request a DUI license suspension effective in your home state. Consult an experienced DUI attorney in your state to determine whether or not it participates in the Interstate Driver’s License Compact. → Read More
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