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Criminal Defense questions and answers

• How Do I Find A Lawyer To Protect Me From A Sex Offense Charge In Massachusetts?

  Asked in Boston, MA | October 20, 2023

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• How Could The Presence Of Mental Illness Affect A Massachusetts Criminal Case?

  Asked in Boston, MA | September 14, 2023

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• I am 18 and my girlfriend is 15. Can I be charged with statutory rape if we have sex in California?

  Asked in Chino, CA | September 20, 2018

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• Should I hire a lawyer for a speeding ticket in New York?

  Asked in Buffalo, NY | April 17, 2019

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• If I Get Arrested Or Violate An Order Of Protection, How Does That Affect My Custody Case Or Divorce In New York?

  Asked in New York, NY | October 7, 2019

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• My husband just got picked up on a trafficking meth warrant when he has never been caught with any meth. What can we do?

  Asked in Cullman, AL | January 5, 2026

  He was already out on a trafficking meth charge from which he is totally innocent. Passed the drug test upon being booked into the jail. He was ready to take it to trial and the next thing we know the police pulled me over for “random traffic stop." About 10 officers and investigators had guns drawn on a friend of mine and myself. I had no drugs or paraphernalia but got charged with paraphernalia bc they wanted my husband. That’s how we found out he had a warrant. How is that even possible when he hasn’t been caught with no drugs whatsoever?

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• What is the “stand your ground’ self-defense law and how can I use it to defend myself against a criminal charge in Florida?

  Asked in North Miami, FL | April 29, 2020

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• What are the best qualities to look for when hiring a lawyer to defend me against mortgage fraud in Florida?

  Asked in Coral Gables, FL | November 1, 2013

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• What are my chances of winning a sexual assault or rape case in Florida?

  Asked in Aventura, FL | June 11, 2014

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• Can I get a copy of a warrant before an arraignment?

  Asked in Mariposa, CA | July 31, 2026

  My husband is being held on a warrant out of Georgia, but he has never been to Georgia... Is there a way for me to get a copy of the warrant before his arraignment?

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• Wrongfully arrested and taken to jail. What can I do?

  Asked in Fresno, CA | July 23, 2026

  I was in a domestic violence situation with my ex-boyfriend, and I was told that after 5 days I needed to go to the courthouse to extend it if I wanted it to proceed 6 months later. I was in the store with my ex-boyfriend, and the police officer observed us. He immediately stabbed him to the ground as he was walking out and started punching him in his face, and my ex-boyfriend was crying, and his face was bleeding. I told the police officer that there was no need for so much violence, and he wouldn't listen. I felt scared and felt like nobody was going to listen. I was begging for him to stop hitting him, practically telling him I thought he was here to protect the community and this is how you treat them. He said stand the f*** back. I did, then I was arrested. As I was being arrested, the police officer that was arresting him and punching him told me I did this for you, this is happening for you, and this is how you treat me, and I told him thank you but no thank you. I went to jail. Wasn't accepted because my high blood pressure, which I never had, went up, and it wouldn't go down. I went to the hospital and came back, and it went from a misdemeanor to a felony.

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• Can a suspect be charged with an object that's been put in his property that the victim gives the police prior to arrest?

  Asked in Gardena, CA | March 10, 2026

  Doing a domestic violence situation the female accused the suspect of harming her she found a bullet laying around the house and gave it to police officers and when police detained him the next day they put the bullet into his property and he was charged for it

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