False charges of rape of a minor. How can you win with her word against yours.

I'm glad you're satisfied with your public defender. The best advice I have is, instead of writing to Avvo, you need to use this time to work...

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JUDGE ORDERED LAW FIRM THEY CAN.....

I'm not sure what you're asking, but it sounds like the company's former law firm withdrew from the case, and the judge granted the company 30 days...

Does filing a state habeas exhaust the state remedies for federal habeas purposes?

This is an extremely technical area of the law, but let me do my best to answer your question within this Q&A format. There is a difference...

The jurisdictional deadline for filing a notice of appeal of a civil judgment in Ohio is 30 days from service of the judgment entry from the...

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You have plenty of time left on the statute of limitations, which is two years for a misdemeanor. I don't think you really mean the legal statute...

I'm going to take a dissenting opinion from all of the other attorneys who responded, who all said no or probably not, with one saying, I wouldn't...

I practiced in Cuyahoga County a couple of years ago. I appealed a case on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel, so I know what you...

Yes, possibly. Although Ohio is an at-will employment state, there are exceptions, if the reason for your termination was "contrary to public...

Can you help me with how to fill out a civil court docket appealing a judgement in Ohio?

A direct appeal is any appeal from the original judgment. The term comes up often in criminal cases, when defendants, often in death penalty...

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Do prosecutors have any legal ability to do anything after a not guilty verdict?

No. To appeal a not guilty verdict would place the defendant in double jeopardy, in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S....