Hallsville, TX Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

That you should use your rights and not say a word. Call a lawyer immediately because sounds like you may have some big drug charges coming your way. Do not speak to anyone about anything without your lawyer present.

An Indictment is a formal charge issued by a grand jury. If the grand jury has returned an Indictment against you, the prosecutor will seek an arrest warrant for you. You will be arrested on the warrant and brought before a judge. When you are brought before the judge, you will be advised of the charges. At that time, you can advise the court you do not have funds to retain counsel, and counsel will be appointed to represent you at no expense to you. The issue of bail will also be addressed by the court. Whether you can be released on your own recognizance, without posting funds, will depend on the nature of the charge, your prior record, and the rules in the jurisdiction where you are charged. There are significant differences between state and federal courts when it comes to release on bail, and without knowing in which forum you have been indicted, it's difficult to provide a more specific answer. If you are certain you have been indicted, you may want to consider surrendering yourself rather than waiting to be arrested. You should consult with a criminal defense attorney who can advise you how to do this. Many attorneys do not charge for an initial consultation, and others may be willing to charge only a nominal amount to advise you on the best way to surrender and obtain bond, if possible, prior to being appointed a lawyer.

Your husband should send a letter to his court-appointed attorney instructing her not to agree to any further resets of his probation revocation hearing.If your husband did violate the terms of his probation and the State can prove such a violation by a preponderance of the evidence, your husband will have to serve out his sentence and will not be released from jail until he does.  In some cases, probation violators prefer to serve their sentence jailed in their county jail rather than in a state prison.  So the strategy of resetting the case could be a conscious decision made by your husband in consultation with his attorney in order to remain in the county jail rather than being transferred to a state prison to serve out the remainder of his sentence.  He will receive the same credit toward his sentence in either instance.The only way he will be released to come home and go to work is if he wins his probation revocation hearing, he completes his sentence, or he serves enough of his sentence to be paroled.