Would this be double jepordy or should it be thrown out?

"Double jeopardy" applies when a person is charged and the case is either tried and results in an acquittal or is dismissed with prejudice. In...

Do I legally have to allow father with no custody or visitation rights to phone calls/ email with daughter?

Do you HAVE to? I suppose not, though I'd caution you against following the general "if it's not in the order you don't have to" advice, seeing as...

I'm going to -- to quote Supreme Court justices -- write a concurrence on this. While I agree in principle that it is unlikely that an agent will...

Is it possible to have a lawyer look over a old case to see if I have enough grounds to perhaps reopen a former felony H charge?

First of all, you comment that misdemeanors were "read in" which seems to indicate that you entered a plea of something other than not guilty to...

Post conviction relief

If you withdraw your plea, it essentially rewinds the clock to exactly where you were before you entered your plea. You can file motions (assuming...

How long does it take for an expungement to go through in Wisconsin?

They could contact you; a lot of times courts get backlogged with trials and hearings and whatnot, and it takes them a while to respond to things...

Can i challenge a domestic abuse injunction from 1999

"Actually there was harm due to the fact that I didn't understand the ramifications of the firearms prohibition, and was convicted of a felony when...

Do I have to submit all my evidence to Child Protective Services instead of the Judge?

First of all, Attorney Probst is right on the money with her response. It's not baffling at all. As someone who gets appointed on CHIPS cases, I...

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After terminating her parental rights, can my wife's cousin take her child away from us?

The bottom line question I have for you is this: when you say the cousin "terminated her parental rights," are you saying she actually filed a...

In regards to a No Contact is there such a thing as a 5 mile radius from the victim that the accused can't live within?

I appreciate Attorney Bock's answer, but I think the reality of the situation is far simpler: the probation agent is amending the Rules of...