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 I was stopped because I didn’t have my seatbelt on, and the cop realized that I had not appeared in court for a petty theft case back in 2015.
What could happen to me?
My 18-year-old son, along with two other friends, were under the influence of drugs and they were arrested for threatening somebody with a hammer in order to take their cell phone. What can happen here?
I am 18 years old and I have a GPS on my ankle for 2 DUI cases.
I was driving my moms car and I was stopped because of a traffic infraction.
I was arrested for leaving my permitted area.
Can I be accused of a crime if somebody was trying to steal a car and I used my car to block the thief from doing so, but in the process I accidentally hit a seven-year-old girl?
Back in 2010
I was accused of domestic violence by my ex girlfriend.
Last week my wife and another woman were having a fight and when I tried to separate them.
I pushed the other woman and she fell. Later, the police came and arrested me.
How can the old case still affect me?
Last year I was arrested for using a drivers license with somebody else’s name, and this weekend I was arrested for driving under the influence and without a license!!
My son had a girlfriend that was 15 years old and he was 18 at the time.
He was a gang member but he wanted to quit, so his “buddies” ended up tricking him.
They paid for a motel so that the couple could spend a weekend there.
The police showed up and he’s being accused of rape.
I am 24 years old and my girlfriend is 17. We have been having relations for about a year, but her parents do not approve of our relationship.
Can I get in trouble if they find out about this in the future?
My son was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana. When the police checked his phone they found pictures of his 16-year-old girlfriend naked.
What could happen to him?
I am being accused of indecent exposure in front of two girls, but I didn’t really mean to do it because I was super drunk.
My son was accused last year of driving under the influence, but today he was accused of hitting his girlfriend after he had been drinking beer with his buddies.
How serious is this?
My son is being accused of committing a robbery.
It was his first offense, but, he ran from the police and was detained The others who committed with the offense with him escaped.
What could happen?
My son is a minor.
He went to a party in my vehicle.
He was arrested for having sex with his girlfriend inside the car (who is also a minor).
He was also drinking.
What can happen?
I was arrested and accused of drunk driving, but, my friend was driving the car.
He crashed against another car and then he ran from the scene.
Later, the police came and didn’t believe me.
We violated a criminal restraining order.
My wife and I began to live together after a domestic violence case.
One day, I needed to punish my 16-year-old daughter and I hit her. She called the police and I was arrested.
What can happen?
I was arrested for driving drunk, however, it was discovered that I was in possession of a license with somebody else’s name.
My neighbor called the police on me for selling drugs.
Apparently, he received mail, that was supposed to be for me, in his mailbox.
In 2005 I had a domestic violence case
How will this affect my new case? (I was charged for the same offense again)
I am currently on probation for domestic violence.
What’s the punishment if I violate my probation?
When my daughter was 17 years old she had herself emancipated as an adult
Her boyfriend is 24 years old and they are having sex
Can the boyfriend be accused of a crime?
I am currently dealing with a drunk driving case. I, however, have to leave the State of California.
How can I take care of my case being out of state?