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I have had a couple of cases recently where my clients were charged with Resisting and Obstruction a Police Officer, R&O. In both cases, my clients were young and when taken into custody resisted the officer. Both were charged with R&O, a two-year felony. In both cases there was a problem for the State. Neither of these two were detained ...

Ok, if you are like many people, including myself, you get a ticket, parking or otherwise, say something nasty, throw it in a drawer, and promptly forget about it. A couple months later, you receive a letter from the Court telling you that a “Default” was entered because you did nothing about it and the $150.00 fine has now grown by $100.00. Another ...