You can tender an open plea to the bench. This is sometimes done when counsel believes the client will fare better with the judge as the sentencer...

You are misreading the statutes and most likely misapplying the caselaw surrounding Apprendi and progeny. Directly beneath the calculated...

Was she arrested and formally charged by the State Attorney's Office? If she is going to trial soon, somebody else "pressed" charges by calling the...

The assigned prosecutor may be constrained by office policy/guidelines concerning plea offers. Prosecutors in some offices have more discretion (to...

Is there a decimal point or comma in that number or is it 16K? You may want to clarify, as it could make a difference in the answer.

Convicted and sentenced, apparently to DOC.

You sound pretty mature for 14, but that doesn't change the fact that you are both so very young. It's the "etc." portion of your question that...

Most judges will give the witness a couple of "chances" before imposing any sort of sanctions. Being unserved because he was out of the country...

There may not be a "stop" here at all if you were not in motion or the cop did not block your way when he pulled up beside you. Might have been an...

All good advice. I would only add that most jurisdictions have too many more serious crimes to prosecute than a theft where the property was...