Drug Defense Attorneys Lawrenceville

Question: Can a policeman charge you with crossing the guard lines if they did not search you before they arrested you?

Answer: Yes police can charge you with drugs that they failed to find on your person when they took you to jail, where the drugs were found. Your question demands that your attorney have experience with the type of case you are referring to.  

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Mental Health Problems - Gwinnett County Attorneys

 There are a myriad of mental health problems that unfortunately often lead to arrests for criminal offenses.  However, many of these problems do not have to result in lengthy periods of incarceration, as long as the accused can be properly diagnosed and medicated.  Here are the major mental health problems I have seen firsthand when assisting clients in resolving criminal arrests: 

DEPRESSION 

Depression is typically characterized by a depressed mood or irritable mood, and: 

1. Markedly diminished interest in things normally found pleasurable 
2. Insomnia/hypersomnia
3. Fatigue/loss of energy 
4. Weight loss or weight gain (or nearly daily serious change in appetite) 
5. Observable psychomotor agitation or retardation 
6. Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness 
7. Significantly diminished ability to concentrate, and/or 
8. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicidal thoughts/ideation 

BIPOLAR DISORDER 

Bipolar disorder is often diagnosed when one or more manic or mixed episodes, lasting at least one week, is accompanied by a major depressive episode.  The other symptoms are:

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Question: Can you be charged with something if the police did not check you?

Answer: I assume the question is: can you be charged with contraband (e.g. drugs, stolen cell phone), if the police failed to check you and subsequently found the items in the rear of the patrol vehicle, or on the side of the roadway where you were last standing. The answer is yes. They can charge you if they did a poor search. Whether the charges will stick is a function of the attorney that you retain.

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Juvenile Attorneys in Atlanta

 Criminal cases impacting minors (children under the age of 17) are handled differently than those where adults are arrested.  The criminal courts have long recognized that a child’s developing mind is not able to comprehend and appreciate the consequences of certain behaviors.  Therefore, for juveniles accused of a criminal offense, the courts focus on education and rehabilitation, rather than strictly punishment.  Although delinquency petitions, where criminal offenses are allegedly committed by a child under the age of 17, may be the most common type of case addressed in Juvenile Courts in Georgia, there are actually five types of cases (also known as petitions) addressed in Juvenile Courts: 

1.  Delinquencies (where a criminal offense is allegedly committed by  a child under the age of 17);

2.  Unruly/Runaways (where a parent files a petition against a vehemently disobedient child under the age of 18);

3.  Truancies (where a school official files a petition, alleging the child refuse to attend school);

4.  Deprivations (where Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFACS) investigates whether the parents are providing for the health and welfare of the child); and

5. Termination of the Parental Righs. 

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Sex Offense Attorneys Lawrenceville

Question: My 20 year old son was offered a plea to reduce a rape charge to cruelty to a child and then claim the first offenders act with a 5 year probation charge...my question is if he takes this deal can he still join the military with this probation?

Answer: He cannot join the military with any active probation, AND in five years when the probation is over, the military may still not wish to take him. Recognize also that he may have to register as a sex offender

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DUI Attorneys Atlanta

There are two types of trials: bench trials and jury trials.  The reasons for agreeing to a bench trial, where a judge sits as the jury, are so few that I won’t waste any time discussing them, but instead turn my attention jury trials.

JURY TRIALS

The defendant’s role is very significant in the trial of his case. As a defendant it is important to remember that you will be the center of attention. Everyone in the courtroom will be watching your movements, facial expressions, gestures and conduct.  Your role during the trial is to make the jury like you; to give them a reason to rule in your favor.  Many will agree that the trial of a case is not reality. It is a fantasy period in which the jury will perceive what the truth is; which may or may not be the same thing as the actual truth.  As such it is essential that you make the best impression possible upon the jury. You must leave them with feelings of honesty, trust worthiness, and goodness. You must be someone the jury wants to help. The following are areas you should consider in the presentation of yourself to the jury.


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Question: Can you go to rehab on your 2nd meth charge when you go to court?

Answer:  You can always go to rehab, as long as you are not in jail. Is your question: Will the judge sentence me to rehab on my second meth charge? The answer is no one knows. Your prior criminal history, what you told the judge on the first conviction ("No judge I do not have a meth problem, that was Jason's drugs"), your age, and other factors that your attorney could argue persuasively.

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Pre-Trial Hearrings - Lawrenceville Criminal Defense Attorney

A pretrial conference is a meeting of the parties to a case conducted prior to trial. The conference is held before the trial judge or a magistrate, a judicial officer who possesses fewer judicial powers than a judge. A pretrial conference may be held prior to trial in both civil and criminal cases. A pretrial conference may be requested by a party to a case, or it may be ordered by the court. Generally, the term pretrial conference is used interchangeably with the term pretrial hearing.

A pretrial conference may be conducted for several reasons: (1) expedite disposition of the case, (2) help the court establish managerial control over the case, (3) discourage wasteful pretrial activities, (4) improve the quality of the trial with thorough preparation, and (5) facilitate a settlement of the case.

Pretrial conferences are conducted in criminal cases to decide matters that do not inquire into the defendant's guilt or innocence.   In Georgia, state courts use the pretrial conference in criminal cases to decide such preliminary matters as what evidence will be excluded from trial and what witnesses will be allowed to testify.  The pretrial conference is where the defense attorney has the opportunity to argue any motions to exclude certain prejudicial evidence (i.e. motions to suppress).

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Battery Defense Attorneys Lawrenceville

Question: I was charged with battery by my father it has been over a year and still do not have a trial date. How can i speed this up without pleading guilty?

Answer:  There is really no way for you to speed it up. If you retain an attorney, he may be able to confer with the prosecutor, and get you accused faster, in order to get to court faster. What do you intend to do when you get to court? A trial? Do you have a trial attorney lined up? Because if you do not, then some attorney will be a disadvantage when they are retained two days before you go to trial. 

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Calendar Call

Jury trials are a logistical nightmare.  The prosecutor must gather all of the state’s witnesses, each of whom has his own life, employment issues and childcare issues.  The defense must gather all of the defense witnesses, some of whom must come from outside of the state.  The judge, with the help of the bailiffs, must make sure all of the jurors appear in court to hear the testimony of all of the witnesses.  The court reporter must be present to take everything down.  So, she can create a transcript later.  The sheriff is present to provide security in the courtroom, and make sure anyone needed from the jail is transported.  If anyone is missing, everything grinds to a halt.  Jury trials are a logistical nightmare.

Because of the logistical demands of a jury trial, courts have created court dates known as calendar calls, where criminal cases are called to court, so all attorneys (prosecutors and defense attorneys) can announce if they are actually ready for a jury trial.  If the prosecutor or defense attorney is NOT ready to go to trial, the respectiveattorney must explain why he is not ready to go to trial, and when he might expect to be ready to go to trial.  Ifboth the prosecutor and defense attorney are ready for jury trial, the judge will either tell  both parties:  (1) report for jury trial on a date certain; or (2) they are on-call, which means they should be ready in the event that the cases which have actually been called in for trial resolve themselves short of jury trial.

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Murder Defense Attorneys Lawrenceville

Question: Woman was murdered in a small ga town. We where both seeing same man. Uknown to me in. I voluntarily spoke with gbi. Surrendered my guns and provided dna. They now want to ask follow up questions and a polygraph. I was at home with family all night and did have an alarm just system set. I told tgem what i know. Do I need an attorney?? This woman was also in volved with numerous men and was pregnant. She also had an affair wuth my x husband.

Answer: Yes, you need an attorney, and you need to stop cooperating with police. The police are not on a search for the truth, they are gatehring evidence to charge you.

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Arraignment - DUI Attorneys Lawrenceville

The arraignment can occur anywhere between three months and eighteen months after the arrest.  At the arraignment, the charges against the accused will be read to the accused by the judge or prosecutor, unless an attorney waives reading of the complaint.  Afterwards the accused will enter a plea or GUILTY or NOT GUILTY.  Sometimes, the judge will address representation at the arraignment.  So, the case will not be delayed.

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Bond Hearing

 If the Magistrate Court judge cannot set a bond pursuant to O.C.G.A. 17-6-1 (charges that only a Superior Court judge can set bond on, include murder, rape, aggravated sodomy, armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, trafficking cocaine/heroin/meth/ecstasy, aggravated stalking), the defense attorney may file a bond motion, and request a bond hearing date before a Superior Court judge.  The Superior Court judge will conduct a pre-trial bond hearing, where judge will consider four factors:

(1)    Defendant’s criminal history, and the likelihood that he/she is a risk to commit additional felonies while on bond;

(2)    Defendant’s history of missing court dates, and the likelihood that he/she will flee from the jurisdiction of the court, or fail to appear in court when required;

(3)    Defendant’s character, and the likelihood that he/she poses a threat or danger to any person, to the community or to any property in the community; and

(4)    Defendant’s propensity for violence, and the likelihood that he/she will intimidate witnesses or otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.

If the judge sets a bond, it will be one of four types of bond:

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DUI Attorneys Gwinnett County

Question: Is it illegal for an inmate not to know what's going on w/ their case? My husband was Indicted february 22, 2012. I found out because I called & asked, but he has yet to receive any paper work updating him on those changes to his case.

Answer: It is not illegal for an inmate to not know what is going on, because there are things that will happen everyday on their case, which they will not be apprised of. If I understand you correctly, your husband was indicted on 02/22/12 and you discovered it on 03/12/12, less than three weeks later, and you think he is not being informed. You are clueless. When he sits for three years and has no idea what is going on, then you will have some real complaints. 

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Preliminary Hearing

 The preliminary hearing typically occurs between ten and fourteen days after arrest.  A preliminary hearing (also known as a “probable cause” hearing, or “commitment” hearing) is a proceeding where the prosecutor must establish in court that they have enough evidence to detain the individual on the filed charges (i.e. warrant).  The hearing is designed primarily for the benefit of those incarcerated individuals who have been unable to post bond, to ensure that they are not held in jail on unfounded charges.  However, individuals out on bond are also permitted to request a preliminary hearing, and as a general rule an attorney should request one in almost every felony case regardless of whether the defendant is in jail.

        If a defendant is in jail at the time the preliminary hearing is conducted and the state fails to establish probable cause that he or she has committed the offense, the defendant is entitled to have the charge dismissed and to be released from jail. If the defendant is not in jail and the state fails to establish probable cause the defendant is entitled to have the charge dismissed and to be released from the conditions of his or her bond. However, a dismissal of the charge at the preliminary hearing does not prevent a grand jury from issuing an indictment against the defendant at a later date. Thus, a defendant whose case is thrown out at a preliminary hearing could still face the same charges again. If this occurs, then the defendant will be rearrested on the same charge, and would have to post bond in order to get out of jail while awaiting trial.

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First Appearance

The first appearance hearing normally occurs within forty-eight hours of an arrest.  It is the first court date after a person has been arrested for either a misdemeanor or felony offense.  The brief hearing normally takes place at the jail, where the person detained will be: (1) told his charges; (2) told his bond amount (if any); and (3) asked about representation.    

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Question: Hello there I need help in regards to this matter. I took my dog to the vet (terrier,pit mix). He was going there to get his rabies shot and the tech bent down as she bent down my dogs head came down to see what she was doing and they collided. She go two stitches in her lip. She went to the hospital and unbeknowest to myself she said the dog bit her. The vet was thier and said it was an accident but the hospital wants to quaratine my dog for 10 days. They said the reason was to make sure he doesn't have rabies. My dog is a house dog only goes outside to play has no aggression at all he plays will my 3 year old son. Is there a way to get an injunction against this? And get redemption for the other pet owners that are out there that have pitbulls and are given a bad wrap by people like her. She lied said my dog bit her face???? Vet was thier I was thier no growling or barking or anything everyone was fine until she desided to lie at the hospital.

Answer: Yes, you can get an emergency injunction. Make sure you collect some funds from all of the other pet owners that want redemption, because it will cost upwards of $ 7500. Indignation costs. Good luck.

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Theft by shoplifting misdemeanor

QUESTION:      

      I was charged with a theft by shoplifting misdemeanor, value of the items were13.33 and it was food taken because I didn’t have the money to pay for food and people in my dwelling including myself had nothing to eat. I was given the standard disposition 12 months’ probation, 40 hrs community service and a hefty fine, as well as spent 7 days in jail, I feel that this was an injustice, the time spent in jail was enough. I have no job and no car or reliable source of transportation there for making it difficult as well as a hardship to comply with these orders.  What can I do about this?  Can I appeal?  Also can I get a public defender for this? Please tell me what can I do?

ANSWER:         You can return to court and ask the judge to reconsider the sentence in its entirety (unlikely to work), or ask the judge to convert more of the fine to community service. You need to do as much community service as you can. Why do I think that? You told me. You are in a place where you don`t have $ 15 in your pocket for food. The people in your company do not have $ 15 for food. You do not have a car or a job. Therefore, you need to retrain your mind. You need to find employment, and a better group of people to keep your company. If you volunteer with Habitats for Humanity you will be introduced to people who can substantially improve your situation. First, you can get training on how to lay tile or hardwood, or learn plumbing work, and maybe even land a job. Second, you can get connected to folks that can help you find decent housing. Third, you will improve your company. OR you can continue down the road you are on, which will clearly result in a prison sentence, for something that you did not do.

There is no appeal to a guilty plea. You can ask the judge to withdraw the plea, but since you were in jail for 7 days before you entered the plea, I know that you were not drunk of high when you entered the plea. The judge will not appoint a public defender.

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Question: Can I get a first offender I ga expunged early. I lead guilty in oct 2010. I got 5 yrs probation. 5 weekends in jail and restitution. I have finished my weekends and almost got my restitution paid back and my probation officer said he is going to put me unsupervised this month. They said if I paid back and stayed out of trouble I could get off in three but I was wondering if you can get off earlier. I got laid off due to cut back and later closure. I am 37 and have never been in trouble before or since. I have been in rt sales dealing with money since I was 22. I cannot get a job now because of the felony and want to know if I finish paying restitution can I get it taken off now

Answer: Bad news is the first offender plea is NOT coming off your record. You may be able to ask the judge to come off of 1st offender probation early, but the arrest and disposition are on your record for life. 

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Speedy trial demands

QUESTION:       My friend was arrested for two felony forgery counts.  Bond has been set but there has been no arraignment and no indictment.  He has been sitting in jail for 4 months. He has a public defender whom he has never met.  I spoke to the PD once but he does not return calls.  We want to know if he can request a speedy trial even though there has been no indictment.

ANSWER:         No statutory speedy trial demand can be filed until an indictment or accusation is returned. A constitutional speedy trial demand can be filed, but it does not force the prosecutor to trial quickly. Because your friend is represented, he cannot file either speedy trial demand on his own.

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Question: How do you quash something on your record that you did not go to court for?

Answer: Is the question can you quash an arrest? If the arrest appears on your record, you were arrested. That will not be dismissed, sealed or expunged, unless the case is dismissed. The fact that you have not gone to court yet, does not change the fact that you were arrested. You may be hoping that you never go to court, but your case is probably just working its way through the system. While you are not contacting your attorney or any attorney, valuable evidence on your case is probably being lost. when you appear in court, you will probably carp about how long everything took, with no thought to what you are actually going to do on the case. In he meantime, potential employers are viewing the arrest. If you mishandle the case, future potential employers will see your conviction, which will also not be sealed, expunged or quashed.

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Felony Offense Attorneys, Thief Defense Attorneys Lawrenceville

QUESTION:       My friend got arrested in GA with two charges: (1) criminal trespass; and (2) entering auto.  He broke a car window, took glasses, papers and teddy bear. How bad is this?  He has a public defender, any benefits by getting private defender?

ANSWER:         Any felony offense is a problem, and entering auto is a felony offense.  With no prior record though, he should get probation, with a fine and some community service. The real problem, which the public defender will never address (which most attorneys will not address) is: Why did your friend commit the offenses.  Without the answer to why, some other stupid sh#t (breaking into a vehicle to take a teddy bear qualifies as stupid sh#t) will occur, and he will be back in jail with a violation of probation. So it is just as important to understand why he did it, as it is to resolve it.

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Question: If a judge admits in the court room that he has known a victim since they were 16 and went to see the victim in the hospital, should he continue to preside over the trial that the defendant is being charged in? If not, what does Georgia law says about this?

Answer: If a judge has known a victim and went to visit the victim in the hospital, the judge should probably remove himself from the case. However, the judge is not stupid. If the judge really wanted to remain on a case that he should remove himself from, he would never announce in open court that he knows the victim and visited the victim in the hospital. The only way I can imagine that a judge would announce in open court that he knows the victim is IF the judge is giving the attorneys an opportunity to voice their objections to him remaining on the case. If the judge divulges his relationship to the victim in an open and candid manner, and the attorneys have no objections, then the judge can remain on the case. GA law does not specifically address this fact pattern. Educated people move in thoughtful and intelligent ways. It is the benefit of being educated. Similar to you having a driver's license, but not everything you encounter on the road will be addressed in the book.

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QUESTION:         When can I get a criminal conviction expunged from my  record? 

ANSWER:      A felony criminal conviction, a misdemeanor criminal conviction, a 1^st offender disposition, a nolo plea, an Alford v. North Carolina plea, and a conditional discharge will not be expunged from your record.

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Question: I have a second possession of meth charge court date coming up, and i served 9 months in jail before i made bond. will i get credit for time served, and could i get time served for the 9 months if the offer is a 5year do 2 year recomendation, and not have to serve any more time?

Answer: You will get credit for the time that you have served. The judge is free to give you a sentence of 5 to do 2 years with credit for the 9 months, commuted to time-served. You may not have to do anymore time. Are those the real questions? Because you know the judge can give you two years of probation. Conversely, under the law for the 2nd meth possession charge the judge must sentence you to not less than 5 years, and can sentence you up to 30 years. I assume you don't want to talk or think about the 30 years. I advice you to get an attorney rather than hope for the best, but I will be here IF it goes sideways to try and undo the horrible sentence.

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How do I select a good attorney?

If you are searching websites for an attorney to represent you in a criminal matter, personal injury case, worker's compensation case, medical malpractice case, divorce case, or even real estate transaction, then you either:

[ ] do not know you should have a trusted family attorney, or family friend, that practices law, refer you to an attorney that can address your legal problem; or

[ ] do not have a trusted family attorney, or family friend, that practices law.

If you have a trusted family attorney, or family friend, that practices law, then you should forsake your electronic search for an attorney, and rely on your family friend's legal acumen, experience and reputation in referring you to an attorney. 

First, attorneys respond to attorneys.  It is far easier to get an attorney to return another attorney's phone call.  Each attorney recognizes that the other is busy, and will explain the issue in the most succinct manner possible.  The referring attorney will probably not minimize the legal problem, or the possible alternatives.  Neither will the referring attorney give an exasperating explanation of the legal problem, only to end with, "by the way, they have no money."  If the referring attorney violates these aforementioned rules, he will soon find that his colleagues will not return his phone calls.

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Question: My boyfriend was recently arrested for trafficking meth and firearms which falls under the RICO act. I had no idea about any of it. Should I be scared to go visit him? Will the police do something to me even if I had nothing to do with it?

Answer: If you have nothing to do with the drugs then visit him. If you made phone calls and arranged deliveries, then you should avoid visiting him. Only you know what you have done. In the meantime, make sure he has appropriate representation

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How do I select a good criminal defense attorney?

February 2011 will mark the start of my twelfth year as a criminal defense attorney.  I spent the first four and a half years, after graduating from Cornell Law School, working as a state prosecutor, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlanta, Georgia. The last eleven years, I have defended individuals accused of all types of crimes.  During those fifteen years, I worked an average of seventy hours a week, and saw my fair share of justice and lunacy. 

If you have been arrested and/or charged with a criminal offense, you are about to enter the arcane world of criminal law. My first piece of advice in selecting a good criminal defense attorney is similar to the advice offered in selecting a good attorney: Have a trusted family attorney, or family friend that practices law, refer you to a criminal defense attorney. If you do not have such a resource, then you need to take heed of the following advice.

When searching for an attorney you should be focused on two things: energy and experience.  You need to find an attorney that possesses both.  You want to avoid attorneys that have graduated from law school in the last three years, because while they may have a lot of energy, their lack of experience means they will be learning to practice law with your case.  You want to avoid attorneys that have graduated more than fifty years ago, because while they may have a ton of experience, they are often unable to return phone calls or stay awake in court. 

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Question: I along with three other people were the victims of a crime that involved a shooting (aggravated assault), false imprisonment, theft, criminal trespass, and reckless conduct. The suspects were both charged with 8 felony accounts apiece as well as a few misdemeanors. But where this gets "fishy" is that the District Attorney in my county advised an investigator for the DA's office to bring an "Affidavit to decline Prosecution" to each one of us 11 days after the incident and before he or anyone in his office had read the police report. Please advise on any possible ethics violations. I do know the suspects attorney had previous contact with th District Attorney two days prior.

Answer: How do you know that no one in the DA's office had a chance to read teh police report, or more importantly speak to the officer's involved in the incident, rather than read their police reports? How do you know that? Even if that is true, the DA makes the final decision on what he intends to present to the grand jury. There are no ethical violations. If what you are insinuating is the prosecutor has been bribed by the defense attorney to make a case go away, let me help you: The DA does not need an affidavit signed by victims to dump a case, or not present a case to the grand jury. The luxury of going to college, law school and getting elected to be the DA is you have absolute control over making those decisions. Do you want that kind of power? Go to college, go to law school, then get elected to the office of District Attorney. 

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Top Five Reasons Not to Hire a DUI Attorney to Address Your Non-DUI Felony

Potential clients seeking information about the criminal justice process often ask if I specialize in the exact offense with which they are charged.  Of course, no criminal defense attorney specializes in juvenile burglary cases, domestic violence between same sex partners cases, or grandparent child molestation cases.  The reality is there is probably not enough business in any particular area of criminal law to justify additional specialization beyond criminal defense.  I suspect this is true throughout the United States, with one exception: Driving Under the Influence (DUI). 

Driving under the influence (aka driving while intoxicated) is the one area where a number of attorney, especially young attorneys (i.e. graduated from law school in the last four years) choose to specialize.  I suspect there are a number of reasons for that: (1) there are a number of CLE (continuing legal education) classes that focus specifically on training attorneys to defend DUI classes; (2) attorneys that teach other attorneys how to defense DUI cases can justify fees charged for tuition by explaining the voluminous number of DUI arrests every month (DUI arrest numbers are monitored religiously, and that area of criminal defense is actively promoted); (3) DUIs represent the greatest number of police arrests every month, because in our culture “everything is better with alcohol;” (4) DUI clients come from every socio-economic group, and as such many can pay hefty fees for their DUI defense (unlike many criminal clients, DUI client have money to spend on their defense); and (5) unlike other clients, DUI clients are not folks who have had a great deal of contact with the justice system, so they are more anxious and frightened than the average criminal – a fact that the DUI attorney exploits to his advantage.  Irrespective of the reasons why, it is important to note there are more attorneys specializing in DUIs than in any other area of criminal defense.  Unfortunately, many of these DUI attorneys promote themselves as criminal defense attorneys, claiming that they can handle any type of misdemeanor, juvenile or felony case. 

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Question: Can i live with my girlfriend, who i have 2 children with, if she is taking prescription narcotics and i am on probation for a drug related charge? I also have new charges pending

Answer:  Of course, you can live with her, she just needs keep her medications out of your reach, at either: (1) work; (2) in her vehicle; (3) at her mother's house. If the narcotics are in the house, and you have access to them, then you are going to have drama.

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Irrespective of whether it is a mild push or a violent beating, domestic violence (aka family violence) is particularly disruptive to the constructive development of each family member.  The accused is typically arrested and jailed, the victim’s esteem is negatively affected, and every family member that witnesses or hears the assault is placed in the precarious position of choosing sides.  Much of the domestic violence that occurs can be avoided by avoiding the behavior or arguments that lead to domestic violence.  The top five fights that lead to domestic violence typically center around: 

(5) Drinking (alcohol) or drug use

(4) Cheating or womanizing

(3) Time

(2) Money 

(1) Poor communication

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