Fairton, NJ Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Misdemeanor or felony charges. Thats up to the police and prosecutor. Youll learn the actual charge[s] filed against you when he appears for arraignment at your first court hearing. My advice to him: When charged with a felony, you potentially face one or more years if convicted; on a misdemeanor, you potentially face up to 6-12 months. What can you do? Hire an attorney, unless you know how to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor intending to convict. No amount of free 'tips and hints' from here or anywhere else are going to effectively help you in your defense, other than the advice to exercise the 5th Amendment right to SHUT UP and do NOT talk to anyone except an attorney about the case. That includes on this or any other web site or public forum. Most police and prosecutors will happily tell you that 95% of people convict themselves by trying to be 'helpful and cooperative', either during initial contact, questioning, interview or interrogation. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. He could also be sued by the other parents for their damages and costs, and you would likely be named in the suit as well as the responsible adults. Call me for defense if that happens.

That is confusing. Culpability means responsibility for a crime. Homicide means death at the hands of another. If someone kills another in self defense, then they do not have the culpability to be held criminally responsible for the crime. If someone kills another to steal or because they are mad, etc., they the have culpability for the homicide (death at the hands of another.)

Often times there are first time offender programs which allow you to avoid a convictiion and keep your record clean. I would consult with a local criminal defense attorney to make sure you get this result.