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Is it possible to negotiate? Have you known any success is doing so? For example, will they except a payment of $250.00 instead of $500.00 or possibly lower?

follow up after court and civil demand letter So after my court date i was required to scheduled an appointment for a STOPLIFT class by the judge. I wen't on JUNE 19th on a Saturday and completed my 7 hours course. Now i have to wait 6 months for my case to be dismiss or sealed since i was...

O yea, another thing, even though the NASP SA program was overlooked by my public defender and the judge, that doesn't mean it might not work for you. As another site member "ATNYC" have had success with the program as the judge dismissed his case on the spot and his record sealed. The program...

So yesterday during recess i posted a comment on the rta site on my Blackberry. Here the update. After 2pm, everyone enter the court room to begin their trial. I was number 89. When i was called up, my public defender pleaded not guilty on my behalf and handed me a paper explaining to me what an...

my court apperance was at 9am. However, I did not get there till 9:15am. Once I found parking and I enter the court house I was asked to empty my belonging on a tray and I had to walk through a metal detector. Then I enter the court room around 9:30. There was about 80 people waiting for various...

I got this from "atnyc". ( I was called to speak to a legal aid attorney after handing in my DAT. ) Does that mean i can get a public defender in the same court house before i see the judge? My court date is tomorrow, 5/24th.

if i get accepted into the Diversion program and complete it, will i still gave a record? Mugshot, fingerprint, and will it still be on my rap sheet? If i apply for a job can they do a background check and still see?

I shoplifted from Store name. Will they send a civil demand letter? Is there a slight chance they might not send it? On the day of my court date, i plan on pleading not guilty and and hopefully getting a public defender as i am unemployed and currently in school. Would this be the best course of...

Hi, i just recently turned 26 and i was caught shoplifting at Store name in Nassau Long Island NY. This is my first offense ever. I am in college and unemployed. The receipt of the stolen items totaled $99.00 and the penal code is 155.25. My question is what is the difference between ACOD and...