After being apprehended but before being charged by the police, how do you maximize your chances of being let off with a warning? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 24, 2009 - 19 answers

They got the guys who robbed us. They were arrested but have posted bond and are awaiting trial (I guess). What happens now on my end? [more inside]
posted by kristymcj on Jul 27, 2009 - 7 answers

I've heard that it's hard to enter the USA from the UK if you have a criminal record. I was sectioned in 2007 (for being a danger to myself, rather than the more serious condition of being a danger to others) so technically have been arrested. Will this bar me from ever going?
posted by anonymous on May 14, 2009 - 10 answers

Where are pre-op transsexuals placed in short-term holding tanks when they are arrested? The men's area, or the women's? [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Feb 2, 2009 - 10 answers

My friend, who hasn't lived in Texas for decades, was dismayed to learn that there was a longstanding warrant for her arrest in Texas for a traffic violation she could not have committed. The warrant's for not paying a fine. (She thinks someone stole her driver's license and identity.) [more inside]
posted by johngoren on Sep 5, 2008 - 15 answers

Book Research Filter: How is jurisdiction determined when someone is arrested on Federal and State charges at the same time? [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Dec 16, 2007 - 10 answers

My female friend's car was pulled over yesterday, and marijuana was found. They released her with some conditions. She is getting a lawyer, but we are wondering if what occurred is common, and where she should go from here. [more inside]
posted by zoey08 on Jun 30, 2007 - 41 answers

Advice about "Drunk in Public" charges and how to handle my complaints of excessive force and (possible)restriction of my civil rights. [more inside]
posted by a_green_man on Jun 6, 2007 - 51 answers

Does having a minor arrest record automatically disqualify one from joining the police force? [more inside]
posted by fugitivefromchaingang on Mar 28, 2007 - 16 answers

What does expungement do and what doesn't it do? [more inside]
posted by Skwirl on Mar 19, 2007 - 12 answers

What could a buisiness card from a Sheriff's Deputy left on your front door mean? I called but had to leave a message and am freaking out. [more inside]
posted by rainbaby on Feb 7, 2007 - 26 answers

How do you clear your name of criminal charges after identity theft? And how could these charges have been incurred? [more inside]
posted by Felicity Rilke on Aug 29, 2006 - 8 answers

I wish to take a business trip to Japan next week and I wish to take my new girlfriend. She tells me shes afraid to go because she has a bench warrant out for her. if I take her to the airport will they check this and arrest her? [more inside]
posted by geengi on Apr 2, 2006 - 24 answers

Quasi-urgent legal question about a recent arrest of a friend. [more inside]
posted by Lockeownzj00 on Jan 17, 2006 - 26 answers

The Miranda warning is well known in the US. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...". But are there equivalent warnings that people in other countries hear when they are arrested? What are they called? How are they worded? [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Nov 8, 2005 - 14 answers

Does everyone who gets arrested have a mugshot taken of them, and must all mugshots be released to the public? Are there any restrictions on their use? [more inside]
posted by thewittyname on Oct 19, 2005 - 21 answers

Is it true that we can't be arrested in our own homes in the United States? [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Jun 26, 2005 - 11 answers

I'm a landlord and yesterday the violent crimes unit came by with a felony arrest warrant for one of my tenants, who wasn't home. They left me their card and asked me to call them when she was at home so they could come get her. My trouble is, I left a note on her door asking her to call the cops, which apparently she got, and apparently she did, though I haven't seen her at home any time recently. Have I just obstructed justice by trying to be fair to my (in my estimation) good tenant?
posted by anonymous on Jan 28, 2005 - 22 answers

"I want my phonecall!" In movies and on TV shows, the protagonist/antagonist always asks his jailers for his "one phonecall" to a lawyer. Do you really only get one phonecall? Do regular people really have a lawyer's number on them? How's this all work? (I'm not in trouble, promise)
posted by kahboom on Nov 24, 2004 - 13 answers

How does house arrest work? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by Zed_Lopez on Jul 16, 2004 - 14 answers