Just to be clear, your attorney doesn't appear to have done anything wrong here. If you "took a deal", you would have had to appear before the...

The short answer to your question is "no." The longer answer to your question is this: this very issue is currently making its way up to the...

Is your attorney REQUIRED to investigate? No. I mean, most will, but it's a strategic decision that can be made by the attorney. In this case, if...

First of all, if you're out of custody to be posting this, your speedy trial violation argument, at least in Milwaukee, has no weight, even less so...

In family cases, the courts always set a "dismissal calendar" date as a "if the case isn't moving by then, it'll be dismissed by default." It's a...

Unless the Court made a geographic restriction (i.e., you must live in Waukesha County) a condition of your bail, I've never met a court who...

Whomever told you that was wrong. Under 18 USC 922(g)(1), federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a crime where the maximum possible penalty...

First, I'm moving this to family law, because it's more appropriate there. Second, I'm not sure you really have any ability to get rid of the...

It's a fancy title for a motion that asks for more time to file future motions if any exist. Some attorneys file that as a matter of practice as...

A plea hearing is, in theory, a hearing in which a plea of guilty or no contest is planning on being entered. A status hearing is a hearing where...