Harris County, Georgia Criminal Defense law firm

Harris County, Georgia Criminal Defense law firm

General "civil infractions" include "moving violations", for example "speeding" and "failure to yield." Many times people are confused, when they are charged with a traffic misdemeanor, such as having invalid license plates or driving an uninsured automobile, and think that they are being charged with "civil infractions." Traffic misdemeanors in Harris County, Georgia will be considered criminal offenses, and will result in a criminal record. Some traffic misdemeanors also carry "points" that will be added to the defendant's driving record, and some mandate the revocation of a driver's license. If you have been ticketed for a "misdemeanor," the ticket will likely reflect the nature of the charge, and you will be required to appear in court. When the charge is a "civil infraction," you typically will not have to appear in court if you pay a fine by mail.

A defendant facing misdemeanor charges in Harris County, Georgia has lesser legal rights unlike a defendant facing a felony charge. When the defendant will not face imprisonment as a result of conviction, he has no right to a lawyer. There will be no right to indictment by grand jury, or to a "preliminary examination" to review the basis of the charges filed. In certain states, misdemeanor charges are tried before six person juries, but felonies are generally tried before twelve man juries. Many other rights are the same, for both felonies and misdemeanors.

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