Can a lawyer push for early court date?

Yes, there is no harm in asking. Also, perhaps a petition for habeas might help, if your friend can persuade the circuit court that detaining him...

Everyone has different motivations. While it's possible in any case that there might be a quid pro quo, my personal experience has been that I have...

Do I need something from court to appear in court?

That sounds odd. Courts usually provide notice via U.S. Mail, service by Sheriff or Marshall, or in the courtroom. Perhaps you should have a lawyer...

Anything is possible. Perhaps you have persuasive defenses or mitigation. Seek a confidential consultation with an experienced criminal defense...

You would have to persuade a court to grant postconviction relief or a writ of error coram nobis and then hope that the state did not prosecute you...

Some traffic offenses may not be expunged. Additional information about expungement is available at mdcourts.gov.

Unless you have obtained an Order for Expungement, then it probably will. Even if you have had it expunged, private databases that obtained their...

Proof is for trial. In order to get a case to trial charges must be brought. Anyone might be accused of a crime, regardless of whether he or she...

The judge said that she would expunge my case due to my good citizen record that i have had with no convictions or misdemeanor

Your attorney would be the person who is in the best position to answer your question. Ask the attorney who represented you in court. If you did...

Must a stetted case be re-opened within a year in order for the case to be dismissed?

A case that has been entered stet would have to be scheduled for a hearing, in order to dismiss it. After a year the party moving to reopen the...