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Is Voyeurism considered an act of moral turpitude?
Is Voyeurism considered an act of moral turpitude?
11/20/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Ohio | #12607What are the Penalties for Fleeing the Scene of an Accident
My 19 year old son borrowed a friends car. It was foggy and the ground was moist. When he stopped at a stop sign and accelerated too fast and lost control, he hit a parked car and then fled the scene. What penalties is he likely to face?
11/19/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: California | #12563What is the legal definition of obstruction of justice?
If you lie to a police officer about something that would have no effect on another person being arrested is that considered obstruction of Justice?
11/19/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Illinois | #12525New Jersey Sentencing Guidelines for Charges of Terroristic Threat
I need to know the New Jersey sentencing guidelines for terroristic threats. My sister lives in Arizona and was just notified over the phone by a police officer in New Jersey that she was being charged with terroristic threats due to a phone call that was supposedly made from Arizona to a New Jersey resident. Could you please give me as much detail on this charge as possible?
11/15/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: New Jersey | #12286Is the limit the same for public drunk as it is for driving while drinking in Georgia?
My husband was arrested for public intoxication last night. He was mearly walking down the road (on the sidewalk) and was not causing any kind of problem. He blew a 1.09 which would be considered over the limit for driving but he was walking. Is there a legal limit for public intoxication in GA?If so what is it? Is there any way to have these charges dismissed since he wasn't c...
11/14/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Georgia | #12230Is there anyway if I was given probation in a state I do not live, that it can be moved?
The courts in Florida have charged me with simple battery (misdomeanor) and one year probation. Now they want me to pay restitution which is going to be impossible for me to pay. I support 3 children and my elderly parents. What should I do? I can not afford to keep traveling to Florida from North Carolina to fight this ridiculous charge. The person that was alledgedly inj...
11/14/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: North Carolina | #12220Can my son be removed from the school bus for an incident that happened off the bus
MY SON IS BEING KICKED OFF THE BUS FOR 6 DAYS FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AFTER HE WAS OFF THE BUS AND HOME FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. HE IS BEING ACCUSED OF MAKING INAPPROPRIATE HAND GESTURES IN OUR FRONT YARD TO ANOTHER KID IN OUR YARD AS THE BUS WENT BY. THE DRIVER STATED HE THOUGHT IT WAS INTENDED FOR HIM. I WAS TOLD BY THE SCHOOL THAT I CAN EITHER ACCEPT THE BUS SUSPENSIO...
11/13/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Pennsylvania | #12166What Constitutes Forgery
I received counterfeit money orders in the mail and sent my daughter to the place they are drawn from to see if they were good. She was sent to a bank to have them verified and was arrested for forgery. How can she be prosecuted for forgery when she didn't sign anything and I told the cops they came in my name. I even gave them the UPS envelope they came in! The report that the...
11/10/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Indiana | #12006Is indecent exposure a moral turpitude violation?
Is indecent exposure a moral turpitude violation?
11/10/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Oklahoma | #11988Will a domestic violence charge still appear on my criminal record?
I was arrested in Jan. 2007 on a domestic violence charge in North Las Vegas, NV, to which I plead guilty. The judge gave me community sevice, fines, and domestic violence classes. He told me that once the sentence was complete my charge would be ammended to disturbing the peace. I am now done with the completed all requirements of my sentence. What exactly does that mean? Wil...
11/09/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Texas | #11971