my friend had to appear on a theft charge on the 11 th of june. 19th of june she got charged with dui she has the same judge for both do we hire
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my friend had to appear on a theft charge on the 11 th of june. 19th of june she got charged with dui she has the same judge for both do we hire
Asked on June 24, 2009 under Criminal Law, Alabama
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J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area. I first suggest hiring a lawyer that practices criminal defense and has an office near the court house as those lawyers generally know the people at the ocurt and can work out better deals. Secondly, you want to figure out a way to consolidate the two cases so that you can dispose of them together. There are DUI programs available for first offenders (if you are one) and you can take advantage of that without a lawyer; however, the theft case may be serious. Again, however, there may be programs for a first offender here too. Becasue I do not know how serious the theft charge is, i suggest you speak to a lawyer to avoid having a record.
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