Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: criminal

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She needs to speak with the State Attorney's Office and advise them what happened. They might be willing to reset the case before the court.

Failing such, she might want to seek the assistance of an attorney who can have the matter brought back before the court to be tried on the merits. She must understand that she will have to provide information regarding her daughter if she is claiming that her daughter did this.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: criminal

the best thing would be to hire a lawyer to schedule a court date to clear it up.