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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Criminal Defense Attorneys Duluth

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.

Answered By Lawrence Lewis - Criminal Defense Attorneys Duluth

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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Drug Offense Attorneys

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.

Answered By Lawrence Lewis - Drug Offense Attorneys, Drug Charges Attorneys Lawrenceville