My friend was sentenced to life at 17ys old for two - 2nd degree murders on circumstantial evidence how can he get time served?

First, he needs an attorney RIGHT AWAY. He must have had an attorney represent him at the re-sentencing and so he should demand that attorney file...

So once arrested and booked into the Lake County jail, he will see a judge for an initial appearance within 24 hours but will be held until the...

HOW LONG BEFORE A ORAL ARGUMENT CAN A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BE REQUESTERD ?

First, why are you not directing this question to your son's attorney? Second, don't read too much into it. Usually requests to dispense or...

How To get a deal from the DA in writing with my case before I help him out as a witness in another case ??

Please say you have a criminal defense lawyer helping you with this...be very cautious about the position you are in. Without something in writing,...

In PA can I bring charges against a now 18 year old Male whom I just found out sexually assaulted my daughter 8 years ago

I am sorry to hear of this situation. Certainly, if you believe something happened, you can report it to the police. That is about all you can do....

When you are at the appeals court level, patience is not only a virtue, it is mandatory. There is no way to know how long it might take for the...

How does an evidentiary hearing process being granted by the judge, effect an PCRA hearing that was already held?

So this is an unusual situation but it does happen. Sometimes the appeals court determines that there were issues not completely addressed in the...

You might be thinking about something called a Writ of Prohibition, which is a legal directive prohibiting something from happening, like a...

You have, believe it or not, asked quite a mouthful of questions in your statement. A mistrial is not common but it happens. Usually the defense...

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It sounds like you need a lawyer to help you navigate this. You likely won't know exactly what the grounds are until the initial brief is filed....