A Matter of Rights and Responsibilities By the time most of us receive our driver’s licenses, we have been drilled on what to do when a police officer pulls us over. This includes providing our license and registration. But the question remains: does Massachusetts law
This particular question is not as easy to answer as it may seem. If a driver refuses to take the Breathalyzer test, it is an automatic 6 month license suspension. Drivers under age 21 face a 3 year license suspension. Drivers with prior OUI offenses
My husband was arraigned 60 days ago and they have been keeping him on 5000 cash bail . I am questioning if there is a time limit on indictment and should he have to be let out by now ? Attorney Answer: There is no
Additional Information: What are the consequences for petty theft in MA for my teenage daughter (under 18 years old)? It is her first time getting in trouble. Some girls had dared her to steal from a store in Tewksbury and challenged her to see how
Additional Information: Can we refuse to press charges? I was involved in a fight with a friend and we’ve both been charged with assault. My question is, can we just refuse to press charges so the case goes away? Our parents are still neighbors in
Additional Information: In North Chelmsford, I was arrested for assault and battery and also charged with resisting arrest. If I hire an attorney and get off on the battery charge will the resisting arrest charge be dismissed? Thank you. ATTORNEY ANSWER: The purpose of hiring
Additional Information: Seven years ago, while I was living in NJ, I was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. I’m in grad school now in Central Mass and was arrested on similar charges. I did some research and found that the possession law in
Additional Information: Our son was arrested for drug possession and is awaiting trial. You should also know that he was arrested nearby a school in Lowell. He has a court appointed lawyer but the lawyer hasn’t talked much to my son about it and hasn’t
Additional Information: Our son is a freshman at a college near Lowell. My wife and I are wondering if we should spend our money (which we can afford) to hire an attorney to defend him in this charge. Is it going to make any difference
ATTORNEY ANSWER: I assume you are referring to the change act in 2010 that decriminalized the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, making it a civil violation. Law enforcement are required to treat such possession as a civil offense. The one caveat is
A Matter of Rights and Responsibilities By the time most of us receive our driver’s licenses, we have been drilled on what to do when a police officer pulls us over. This includes providing our license and registration. But the question remains: does Massachusetts law
This particular question is not as easy to answer as it may seem. If a driver refuses to take the Breathalyzer test, it is an automatic 6 month license suspension. Drivers under age 21 face a 3 year license suspension. Drivers with prior OUI offenses
My husband was arraigned 60 days ago and they have been keeping him on 5000 cash bail . I am questioning if there is a time limit on indictment and should he have to be let out by now ? Attorney Answer: There is no
Additional Information: What are the consequences for petty theft in MA for my teenage daughter (under 18 years old)? It is her first time getting in trouble. Some girls had dared her to steal from a store in Tewksbury and challenged her to see how
Additional Information: Can we refuse to press charges? I was involved in a fight with a friend and we’ve both been charged with assault. My question is, can we just refuse to press charges so the case goes away? Our parents are still neighbors in
Additional Information: In North Chelmsford, I was arrested for assault and battery and also charged with resisting arrest. If I hire an attorney and get off on the battery charge will the resisting arrest charge be dismissed? Thank you. ATTORNEY ANSWER: The purpose of hiring
Additional Information: Seven years ago, while I was living in NJ, I was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. I’m in grad school now in Central Mass and was arrested on similar charges. I did some research and found that the possession law in
Additional Information: Our son was arrested for drug possession and is awaiting trial. You should also know that he was arrested nearby a school in Lowell. He has a court appointed lawyer but the lawyer hasn’t talked much to my son about it and hasn’t
Additional Information: Our son is a freshman at a college near Lowell. My wife and I are wondering if we should spend our money (which we can afford) to hire an attorney to defend him in this charge. Is it going to make any difference
ATTORNEY ANSWER: I assume you are referring to the change act in 2010 that decriminalized the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, making it a civil violation. Law enforcement are required to treat such possession as a civil offense. The one caveat is
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