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Does my 20 year old son need a criminal attorney?

I echo the comments of Mr. Sheikh. For those reasons, and others, your son should consult an attorney who practices in the area. Sometimes it may be possible to either have one of the charges dismissed on a plea to the other (in which case its better to plead to the paraphernalia because it can be expunged much sooner than a possession charge can), or better yet, have one charge amended to something like disorderly conduct which doesn't raise the same red flags as anything drug related does...

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Following too closely ticket plead not guilty w/o a lawyer. Can I win alone? What should I do

If the other driver doesn't appear in court and the officer who issued the ticket didn't actually witness the accident, the ticket should be dropped on the trial date. If the driver does appear, its basically a he/she said, you said type of thing. In general, when there is a read-end accident, the driver striking the vehicle in front is usually ticketed for following too closely, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident or driving too fast for conditions. The premise of all these...

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Can I get busted for public urination through a camera? My friend got busted right after I got done urinating.

If you somehow are identified and then charged, it most likely will be written as a local ordinance violation for disorderly conduct or public indecency rather than some misdemeanor in the Illinois Criminal code. Generally, such violations are punished with just fines and/or a few hours of community service.

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If i received a underage consumption of alcohol ticket, and the attorney general recommended me to complete a diversion program,

It depends primarily on whether it was a condition of your being allowed to attend & complete the diversion program that you return on a future date have completed whatever you were ordered to do while also not having picked up any new cases in the meantime. You should consult an attorney because if you wind up being ineligible for the ;diversion program and the consumption charge ultimately gets reported to the Secretary of State's office, your license will be suspended for either 3 or 12...

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What kind of drug testing to they do in Illinois (Cook County) for people on supervision?

Unless your sentencing order specifically states you are not to consume alcohol, requires zero tolerance from alcohol, or something else along those lines, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

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I donnt have a d l in I'll how could I gett a hardship license in il ? Can't get one because of fines I owe in lake county il

If you are unable to renew or obtain a Driver's License in Illinois because of unpaid fines, you can not obtain any type of hardship license. Unfortunately, you must pay the unpaid fines in full and proof of the payment must be provided to the Driver's Service Department of the Secretary of State's office. Once that occurs, SOS will left the "FP" (Failure to Pay) hold/stop and you would then be able to obtain a license, assuming you are otherwise eligible.

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Relative got caught without drivers license in Berwyn, IL. He is worried about upcoming court date. What steps should he take?

He should hire an attorney immediately. There are several ways one can be charged with unlicensed driving under the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code and the potential penalty can be more severe if he's been charged with this type of offense before.

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What will happen if i do not do the dui classes that i am sentenced to.

If you agree to the imposition of a sentence and then fail to complete all the conditions, you are virtually assured of having your sentence violated which can result in the Judge sentencing you to anything that could have been initially imposed as well as the original charges (in this case DUI) being reinstated. This may result in your driving privileges being revoked by the Secretary of State in addition to any Statutory Summary Suspension already effective. In this situation, you will be...

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"Is threatening a school Principal considered Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon even with no physical weapon?? "

Normally, a criminal conviction can not be expunged in Illinois. Also, it may not be possible to re-open the case because its well over 2 years old and a court loses jurisdiction to act after 2 years in the absence of very unusual circumstances. Unfortunately, experiencing difficulties years later because of a prior conviction is not a ground for attempting to re-open a case. However, as the prior attorney stated, you should contact your prior attorney because he/she would be in the best...

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What to expect?? pulled over for traffic violation,faliure to signal properly,bench warrant arrested unpaid fines

First and foremost, make sure you go to court for both the Failure to Signal violation as well as the prior case where you failed to pay the fines and, apparently, failed to return on the return date that was a mandatory appearance date if you had not previously paid the fines. In many cases, failure to appear in traffic court can result in both arrest warrants ( as you unfortunately have learned) as well as license suspensions from the Secretary of State's office. You may be stuck paying...

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