Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

I got charged with 2nd degree assault, this was my very first time getting in trouble I spent 1 night in jail and I have 3 thousand dollars in restitution there was no proof of any hospital bills, or no documents showing that she missed work, Im a single mother and there is no way possible I can afford 50 a week for the next year, I work maybe 10 hours a week, making minim wadge, what should I do?


Asked on 4/17/12, 3:56 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

William Welch William L. Welch, III Attorney

Contact the Public Defender:

http://www.opd.state.md.us/

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Answered on 4/17/12, 6:30 pm
Jason Cleckner Law Office of Jason Cleckner, LLC

File a motion to reconsider your sentence and ask the judge to modify the conditions of probation. Or, file a motion for new trial, appeal, post-conviction motion, coram nobis or something similar.

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Answered on 4/18/12, 4:07 am


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