Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
High Court
If @ the prelimenary hearing you were told your charges might be reduced to misdeneanors by the judge or might not and you decide to take it to a higher court Can they be reduced there?
Asked on 5/17/06, 11:36 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: High Court
The (presumably felony)charges could be reduced to misdemeanors in the higher(circuit) court but likely only for the same reasons that they might have been reduced in the lower court.
Answered on 5/17/06, 3:38 pm
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