| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Burglary? | 11/20/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: Toomey, My wife and I just had our first home built. Unfortunately, we had a lot of problems with ...
A: Ben, Its difficult to answer a question like this because the law in every state is different. ...
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| Trespassing by former Tenant | 11/17/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I have a former tenant of a room share in a private house that did not leave as they said they were. ...
A: Lyn, You can actually do both. You can contact the police and see if you can get the prosecutor to ...
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| Simple Assault | 11/16/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I was arrested for simple assault in DC. I punched a guy after a verbal hockey game dispute and ...
A: Chris, Probably not, more then likely just the penalty box. Sorry that was to easy. The charge is ...
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| Can you get extradited on a bench warrant? | 11/16/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: I was recently charged with trespassing in North Carolina and found out I have an extradition ...
A: Kay, I cannot give you legal advice or tell you what to do but I can try to explain the situation. ...
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| illegal search | 11/16/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: Officers are trying to find a convict who escaped from a nearby jail. Going door-to-door in the ...
A: Brandon, Not an easy question. Here are the possible arguments. First the initial search is legal ...
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| advice | 11/16/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: I was wondering if you could give me some advice. i was recently on vacation and in the last hour ...
A: Nik, The problem with a question like this is that there are fifty states with fifty sets of laws ...
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| Possession charge | 11/16/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: If I was arrested in az for pot possession months ago and never received a ticket or heard anything ...
A: Ben. Yes you would be, normally sanctions do not apply until conviction. The one issue you may ...
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| 2 questions | 11/15/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: 1. If a person is arrested and processed and the officer losses the paperwork, can he put out ...
A: Sandy, I've never heard of your first scenario happening. Are you sure it happened the way you ...
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| theft | 11/14/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I feel so stupid for this, but i was caught stealing 7$ worth of stuff at a kmart today. i have ...
A: Linda, I do realize how embarrassing this is and it is unfortunate. IN most jurisdictions this ...
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| liklihood of charges being dismissed | 11/12/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: young father & disabled vet jailed on false charges of family violence battery and cruelty to ...
A: Evy, I apologize for my delay in answering i ended up with the bug going around. The issue in this ...
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| Credit cards in husband's name | 11/12/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I acquired and used 3 credit cards in my husband's name. I made the payments and never told him ...
A: Diana, I apologize for my delay in answering i ended up with the bug going around. Technically ...
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| possession misdemeanor grading | 11/10/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: My son was pulled over by our City Police because his license plate was in his back window and not ...
A: You would be surprised on what might happen. The attorney could get him into a diversion program, ...
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| shop lifting | 11/10/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: 25subdivision of the the penal law of the state of new York for 19.00 of merchandised and was ...
A: Crystal, I apologize for my delay in answering i ended up with the bug going around. Wal-mart is a ...
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| possession misdemeanor grading | 11/10/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: My son was pulled over by our City Police because his license plate was in his back window and not ...
A: Are you aware that by pleading guilty that your son will have a drug related conviction for the rest ...
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| possession misdemeanor grading | 11/10/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: My son was pulled over by our City Police because his license plate was in his back window and not ...
A: Ann, In any state the possession of a controlled prescription drug without a prescription is ...
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| false email accounts | 11/9/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: My family members are creating emails with my name and my picture attached to them through gmail. ...
A: Michelle, Your family members? Wow. There must be some history behind all of this. You have to ...
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| speeding ticket | 11/9/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: is it entrapment. radar detectors are illegal in va. can the police just sit in total darkness? ...
A: Kevin, The answer is no, you don't have to be able to see them and it is definitely not entrapment. ...
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| email threats | 11/9/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: revolutionmuslim who areagainst USA and Israel and all non believers. So I visited their website and ...
A: Gena, Belive me i agree with your feelings. This is a fairly new area of law, threats over the ...
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| harrassment | 11/6/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: my problem is with enforcement...a neighbor 15 acres away started harrassing my kids (3 under 11yrs) ...
A: I don't know what kind of court system that you are going to appear in but I have never heard of the ...
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| warrent related | 11/5/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: If I do not have much money and I want to find out about possible warrants in Missouri how would I ...
A: John, To be honest with you I am a little offended by your question. You are asking me to assist ...
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| Appeal for a Class 1 Misdemeanor Driving on a Suspended | 11/5/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: My driver's license was suspended due to a lapse in insurance. I was pulled over 2x the first time ...
A: Emily, I do understand your concerns about this. Normally suspended driving is considered a ...
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| Autopsy report | 11/4/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: My father is trying to find out how to get a copy of his fathers autopsy report who died in 1966 ...
A: Scott, Interesting, could be difficult as records don't last long. However i have been ...
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| alination of the neighbors telling my grandmother lies he said she said | 11/4/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: is there any laws in the state of missouri that would keep the neighbors out of my family affairs? ...
A: Michele, I am sorry about the problem this is causing you. This is not a very clear cut area of ...
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| Parking ticket on my own property | 11/4/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: I just noticed a parking ticket on a car parked on our private property. It is an old collector car ...
A: Chuck, The problem with answering your question is that we are dealing with a situation where your ...
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| appeal | 11/3/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: In Tennessee, I know you have 30 days to appeal a sentence. What if you go past the 30 days and you ...
A: Linda, Each state will have differing rules on this and there sometimes extenuating circumstances ...
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| Issuance of Worthless Check | 11/3/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I have received 3 charges of Issuance of Wothless Checks. I am filling out job applications and I am ...
A: Lindsey, Thanks for trying to be honest. Issuing worthless checks is a very common offense. There ...
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| Public Defender Violated My Right to Trial.... | 11/2/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: Can I sue the public defender's office in alexandria, virginia after I wrote letters to the atty to ...
A: Willie, Sorry about the problem you are having. To sue an attorney you will need to find an ...
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| harrasment in work place | 11/2/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: what are my rights if my mother who is a severe patient of diabetes and high blood pressure is made ...
A: Abhinesh, I appreciate your concern for you mother. This is really not a criminal justice ...
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| lying to police officer | 10/31/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I have two sisters that have identical SS#'s except for one number. One sister in Michigan, one in ...
A: Tina, Sorry for the delay in responding to your questions. Ohio will have different laws and ...
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| Text Harassment? | 10/31/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: I'm a bit of a good girl. I don't drink, do drugs, smoke, or instigate unnecessary drama. I'm also ...
A: Amber, I have to start with the obvious. I cannot understand why young people need to have text ...
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| Kidnapping ? & forced signatures | 10/31/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: My ex husband and his attorney took me to the attorneys house under false pretenses and made me ...
A: Marilyn, I apologize for my delay in respondng to your questions. These are some pretty serious ...
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| Federal Hold | 10/30/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: My boyfriend was initially charged 3 years ago with a federal counterfeiting charge. He served his ...
A: Ally, I apologize for the delay in responding to your questions. I know how stressful this is for ...
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| search warrant | 10/30/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: When a search warrant is serve on someones home and u happen to be visiting at the time it is serve ...
A: Lydia, I apologize for the delay in responding to your question. IN most situations anyone found ...
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| Probation & rights of others | 10/30/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: If I'm in the house of someone on probation & officers come in without a warrant, do they have the ...
A: Elizabeth, I apologize for the deal in responding to your question. A probationers loss of privacy ...
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| Harassment | 10/29/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: My husbands Ex has been a total nightmare she keeps calling cps for eveything even things that are ...
A: Brindle, I apologize for my delay in answering your question. These issues are a real pain for ...
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| Looking for Advice. | 10/29/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: Right now I'm currently going to school for criminal justice, and plan to join U.S.M.C. once ...
A: Austin, I apologize for my delay in responding to your question. It is very difficult to say how ...
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| Brother Padlocked Family Home | 10/29/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I live in Va. and my parents passed away,my mom in Mar.of this year. My brother never left home and ...
A: Nadine, I apologize for my delay in responding to your question. These types of situations are ...
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| Search and seizure | 10/29/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: If police arrive at a crime scene and there is a man standing over a murdered victim with blood on ...
A: Of course all situations are different but they could argue that "skin under the fingernails" could ...
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| citation criminal mischief | 10/28/2009 | Robin Sexton |
Q: I pleaded not guilty to this charge and it only involved my neighbors weeds. when i went to court ...
A: Patricia, I apologize for my delay in responding. I have read through your question several times ...
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| harboring a runaway | 10/28/2009 | Jack Toomey |
Q: k so word on the street is my friends boyfriend is a run away an she is letting him stay there at ...
A: Kelsey, That is the longest run on sentence that I have ever encountered! A little advice for the ...
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